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Mt. Charleston Hikes:

How to purchase the hikes * See an example of a hike * All Hike are $4.00 *

Class 1 - walking; Class 2 -hands used for balance; Class 3 - climbing; some exposure
Best season to hike in Mt. Charleston is Summer
Only one click to download a hike. I don't run you around like some websites.

Mt. Charleston Main Page------ Hikes in Red Rock ----- Hikes around Lake Mead

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  • Bristlecone Trail
  • Desert Overlook
  • Fletcher Canyon
  • Little Falls
  • Mary Jane Falls
  • Stanley B Springs

Hike:Bristlecone Trail ------------------------------- Add to Cart___Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 2

Elevation gain: 600 feet

Distance: 5 mile- round trip

Class: 1

Time: 2.5 to 3.5 minutes

Children: Yes

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

Hike: Desert Overlook ------------------------------------------------------Add to Cart___Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 1

Elevation gain: < 200 feet

Distance: 1 mile - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 30 to 60 minutes

Children: Yes

Special Attractions: Great views of the desert floor some 5,000 feet below!

Hike: Fletcher Canyon --------- Slide Show---- Video_____Add to Cart___ Checkout

Type of hike: Trail - bouldering

Difficulty: 1 or 2

Elevation gain: 100 or 400 feet

Distance: 2 or 4 miles - round trip

Class: 2

Time: 1 or 3 hours

Children: Yes

Special Attractions: This great family hike has you walking through a narrows with 100-foot-high walls to a seasonal (spring) waterfall.

Hike:Little Falls ------------ Photo_______ Add to Cart____Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 1

Elevation gain: 400 feet

Distance: 1 mile - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 1 hour

Children: Yes

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

Hike: Mary Jane Falls ---------------------Slide Show_____Add to Cart____Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 2

Elevation gain: 900 feet

Distance:2.4 miles - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 1 hour

Children: Yes

Special Attractions: This most popular hike in Mt. Charleston travels to a seasonal waterfall and a small cave.   

Hike: Stanley B. Springs ---------- Slide Show____________Add to Cart___Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 1

Elevation gain: 700 feet

Distance: 2.4 miles- round trip

Class: 1

Time: 2 hour

Children: Yes

Special Attractions: Great views of Mummy Mtn and Cockscomb Ridge. The trail travels to abandon mines. Do NOT go in the mines.

  • Big Falls
  • Bonanza Pk
  • Cathedral Rock
  • Raintree

Hike: Big Falls---------- Slide Show-------Video _____ Add to Cart ___ Checkout

Type of hike: Trail and bouldering

Difficulty: 2

Elevation gain: 800 feet

Distance: 3.5 miles - round trip

Class: 2

Time: 1 to 2 hours

Children: Yes, if hiked before

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

Hike:Bonanza Peak----------Slide show____Add to Cart _____Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 3

Elevation gain: 2,300 feet

Distance: 10 miles - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 5 to 6 hours

Children: No

Special Attractions: Wild horses roam the trail and road.    

Hike:Cathedral Rock ----------Photo---- Slide Show____Add to Cart___Checkout

Type of hike: Trail -----CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Difficulty: 2

Elevation gain:1,000 feet

Distance: 3 miles - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 2.5 hours

Children: Yes

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

 

Hike: Raintree ------------ Slide Show ------ Video ______ Add to Cart____Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 2

Elevation gain: 1,100 feet

Distance: 6 miles - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 3 to 4 hours

Children: No.

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

 

  • Charleston Pk -N. Loop
  • Charleston Pk - S. Loop
  • Bonanza Trail
  • Griffth Pk
  • McFarland Pk
  • Mummy Mtn

Hike:Charleston Pk- North Loop--- Photo-- Slide Show------Video_ Add to Cart__Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 5

Elevation gain: 4,213 feet

Distance: 16 miles - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 8 to 10 hours - round trip

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. 

Hike:Charleston Peak South Loop --- Photo-- Slide Show_____Add to Cart__Checkout

Type of hike: Trail CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Difficulty: 5

Elevation gain: 4,190 feet

Distance: 17 miles - round trip

Class: 1

Time: 7 to 9 hours - round trip

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.

Hike:Bonanza Trail --------Slide Show ___ Add to Cart__Checkout

Type of hike: Trail

Difficulty: 5

Elevation gain: 3,135 feet

Distance: 16 miles - one way

Class: 1

Time: 2 to 3 days (up and back)

Children: No.

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

Note: If you don't do this as an up and back, it's about a 75 minute drive between the two trailheads.

Hike:Griffith Pk via Harris Springs ----- Photo---Slide Show ___ Add to Cart__Checkout

Type of hike: Trail and cross country

Difficulty: 4

Elevation gain: 2,656 feet

Distance: 10 miles - round trip

Class: 2

Time: 5 to 6 hours

Children: No.

Special Attractions:One of the most scenic trails in Mt. Charleston!

Note: You need a high clearance vehicle to drive to the trailhead.

Hike:McFarland Peak ----- Photo---Slide Show ___ Add to Cart__Checkout

Type of hike: Trail and mountaineering route

Difficulty: 5

Elevation gain: 2,225 feet

Distance: 13 miles - round trip

Class: 3

Time: 6 to 8 hours- round trip

Children: No.

Special Attractions: Fewer than 50 people a year climb McFarland Peak. A true wilderness experience!  This is the approach from Cold Creek.    

Hike:Mummy Mtn. -----Photo---Slide Show-----Panorama ___ Add to Cart__Checkout

Type of hike: Trail and cross country

Difficulty: 4

Elevation gain: 3,732 feet

Distance: 8.5 miles - round trip

Class: 2

Time: 5 to 7 hours 0 round trip

Children: No.

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