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Class 1 - walking; Class 2 - uneven terrain, hands used for balance; Class 3 - climbing; exposure is not great.  
Some of these hikes are Mountaineering Routes    Best time of year to hike in Mt. Charleston: Summer 
All trailheads are accessible by a passenger car!
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Difficulty: 1 - easiest, 5 - toughest
 

All Hikes $4.00
Fletcher Canyon Mary Jane Falls Stanley B Springs
Bristlecone Trail Desert Overlook Little Falls


Big Falls

Raintree

Cathedral Rock



              

Griffith Peak (via South Loop)

Griffith Peak (via Harris Springs)

Charleston Peak 
(South Loop Trail)
Charleston Peak
(North Loop Trail)
Mummy Mountain McFarland Peak Bonanza Trail

All Distances are round trip unless noted

FLETCHER CANYON   

 Slide Show   Video

                                                                  Type of hike: trail - bouldering (Class 2)

                                                                   Difficulty: 1 or 2

                                                                   Elevation gain: 100 or 400 feet (30 or 122 m)

                                                                    Distance: 2 or 4 miles (1.6 or 3.2 km)

                                                                    Time: 1 or 3 hours

                                                                   Children: yes

Attraction:  This great family hike has you walking through a narrows with 100-foot-high walls!   

MARY JANE FALLS     Slide Show

                                                                   Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                    Difficulty: 2

                                                                    Elevation gain: 900 feet (274 m)

                                                                    Distance: 2.4 miles (3.9 km)

                                                                    Time: 1 hour

                                                                   Children: yes

Special Attraction: The most popular hike in Mt. Charleston travels past a seasonal waterfall and a small cave.                                                             

   

STANLEY B SPRINGS    Slide Show

                                                                    Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                    Difficulty: 1

                                                                    Elevation gain: 690 feet 

                                                                    Distance: 2.4 miles (6.4 km)

                                                                    Time: 2 hours

                                                                    Children: yes

Special Attraction: Great views of Mummy Mtn and Cockscomb Ridge. The trail travels to abandon mines.        
             

     

BRISTLECONE TRAIL 

                                                                    Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                    Difficulty: 2

                                                                    Elevation gain: 600 feet  (188 m)

                                                                    Time: 2.5 to 3.5 hours

                                                                    Distance: 5 miles (8 km)

                                                                   Children: yes

Special Attractions: Watch for aspens turning color in the fall.                               

                                             

DESERT OVERLOOK

                                                                  Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                  Difficulty: 1

                                                                  Elevation gain: 158 feet (48 m)

                                                                  Time: 30 to 60 minutes

                                                                  Distance: 1 mile (1.6 km)

                                                                 Children: yes

Special Attractions: Great views of the desert floor.                                             

  LITTLE FALLS  

 Photo

                                                                  Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                  Difficulty: 1

                                                                  Elevation gain: less than 400 feet 

                                                                  Time: 30 to 60 minutes

                                                                  Distance: 1 mile (1.6 km)

                                                                 Children: yes

Special Attractions: A great family hike leading to a hidden waterfall.                                                           

BIG FALLS   

 Slide Show  Video 

                                                   Type of hike: trail - bouldering (Class 2)

                                                                Difficulty: 2

                                                                Elevation gain: 800 feet (243 m)

                                                                Distance: 3.5 miles (5.6 km)

                                                                Time: 1 hour

                                                                Children: yes

Special Attractions: The most spectacular seasonal waterfall in Mt. Charleston.               

BONANZA PEAK   

 Slide Show

                                                   Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                Difficulty: 3

                                                                Elevation gain: 2,300 feet (701 m)

                                                                Distance: 10 miles (5.6 km)

                                                                Time: 5 to 6  hours

                                                                Children: no

Special Attractions: Wild horses roam the trail and road.             

RAINTREE

 Slide Show  Video

                                                    Type of hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                  Difficulty: 2

                                                                  Elevation gain: 1,100 feet 

                                                                  Distance: 6 miles

                                                                 Time: 3 to 4 hours (round trip)

                                                                 Children: no

Special Attractions: Hike to a 3,000 year old Bristlecone Tree      

CATHEDRAL ROCK 

   Photo  Slide Show

                                                                   Type of hike: trail (Class I)

                                                                   Difficulty: 2

                                                                   Elevation gain: 1,000 feet (304 m)

                                                                   Distance: 3 miles (4.8 km)

                                                                   Time: 2.5 hours

                                                                   Children: yes

Special Attractions: Great views of the Lodge and Kyle Canyon.                            

     

GRIFFITH PEAK
 (
via South Loop)  

Slide Show  Video   Photo

                                                                  Type of hike: trail  (Class 1)

                                                                   Difficulty: 4

                                                                   Elevation gain: 3,470 feet (1057 m)

                                                                   Distance: 9.5 miles (15 km)

                                                                   Time: 5 to 6 hours

                                                                   Children: no                                                              

Special Attractions: Griffith Peak has the best views of any peak in Mt. Charleston.  On clear day you can see Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, and Lake Mead. . It's the third highest peak (11,056 feet).   

GRIFFITH PEAK
(via Harris Spring)

 Photo  Slide Show

                                                                    Type of hike: trail  (Class 1)

                                                                    Difficulty: 4

                                                                    Elevation gain: 2,656 feet (1057 m)

                                                                    Distance: 10 miles (15 km)

                                                                    Time: 5 to 6 hours

                                                                    Children: no                                                              

Special Attractions: One of the most scenic trails in Mt. Charleston! You can now drive a high clearance vehicle to the trailhead. A 4WD vehicle is not required.
    

 

CHARLESTON PEAK  
(SOUTH LOOP TRAIL)
  Photo   Slide Show

                                                                   Type of hike: trail  (Class 1)

                                                                   Difficulty: 5

                                                                   Elevation gain: 4,190 feet (1277 m)

                                                                   Distance: 17 miles (27.3 km)

                                                                   Time: 8 to 10 hours

                                                                   Children: no

Special Attractions: This is the highest peak and only treeless peak in Mt. Charleston.  On your way to the peak you hike through a delightful meadows filled with wildflowers.                                

               

CHARLESTON PEAK 
 (NORTH LOOP TRAIL)

Photo  Slide Show  Video 

                                                                   Type of Hike: trail (Class 1)

                                                                   Difficulty: 5

                                                                   Elevation gain: 4,213 feet (1284 m)

                                                                   Distance 16 miles (25.7km)

                                                                   Time 8 to 10 hours

                                                                   Children: no

Special Attractions: If you want to feel like your at the top of the world, this is the hike. It's the highest peak (11,918) and only treeless peak in Mt. Charleston.            

MUMMY MOUNTAIN      Slide Show    Panorama

                                                                 Type of hike: Trail and cross-country (Class 2)

                                                                 Difficulty: 4

                                                                 Elevation gain: 3,732 feet

                                                                 Distance: 8.5 miles

                                                                 Time: 5 to 7 hours

                                                                 Children: No

Special Attraction: Mummy Mountain is the second highest peak (11,542) in Mt. Charleston. This is the easiest way to the summit.                                                 

McFARLAND PEAK   

   Photo  Slide Show

                                                                 Type of hike: Mountaineering route (Class 3)

                                                                  Difficulty: 5

                                                                  Elevation gain: 2,225 feet (678 m)

                                                                  Distance: 13 miles (20.9 km)

                                                                  Time: 6 to 9  hours

                                                                  Children: no

Special Attractions: Fewer than 20 people a year climb McFarland Peak. A true wilderness experience!  This is the approach from Cold Creek.               

  BONANZA TRAIL   

 Slide Show

                                                                    Type of hike: Trail - backpack (Class 1)

                                                                    Difficulty: 5

                                                                    Elevation gain: 3,135 feet

                                                                    Distance: 16 miles (one way)

                                                                    Time: 2 to 3 days 

                                                                   Children: No

Special Attractions: One of the premier backpacking hikes in southern Nevada. Bring water!             

   
  
 
 

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