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Mount Charleston Nevada Map

Explore Mount Charleston, Nevada, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Charleston, Nevada

How to Use This Mount Charleston, Nevada Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Charleston, Nevada. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nevada or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Charleston.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Charleston
State	Nevada (NV)
County	Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	36.262524
Longitude	-115.613859
Population	314
Density	4.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	89124
Area Code	702, 725
County Seat	Las Vegas
School District	Clark County School District

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About Mount Charleston, Nevada

Mount Charleston is a locality in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 314. The population density is 4.1 people per km². Mount Charleston is located at 36.2625°N, 115.6139°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89124.

Mount Charleston rises as a jagged, limestone sentinel above the arid expanse of the Nevada desert, its slopes defined by the profound verticality of Mazie Canyon. It lies 19.3 miles east of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 80°T), and is situated 19.5 miles west-northwest of Summerlin South. The air here thins and cools as one ascends into the Spring Mountains, where the dense, resinous scent of ancient bristlecone pines replaces the parched dust of the lowlands. Beneath the towering crags, the Cathedral Rock Trail traces a steep, winding path through the rugged terrain, offering a stark contrast to the distant, shimmering heat of the valley floor. Water makes its presence known in the sudden, sharp rush of Little Falls and the persistent, quiet flow of Deer Creek, both carving subtle life into the thirsty rock. The quality of light at dusk is particularly striking, catching the pale, weathered faces of the cliffs and turning them a bruised, luminous violet that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.

Mount Charleston serves as a vital refuge within the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, a landscape managed by the Las Vegas Ranger District to preserve its alpine character against the encroachment of the surrounding basin. Historically, the isolated high country offered a seasonal sanctuary for those seeking relief from the oppressive summer intensity of the lower elevations, eventually evolving into a distinct mountain retreat. The local economy persists in a quiet balance between seasonal recreation and the maintenance of a permanent, alpine-adapted community that remains distinct from the urban sprawl twenty miles away. Life here moves to the rhythm of the changing seasons, marked by the arrival of heavy snows that drape the peaks in white, transforming the familiar timberline into a silent, frozen wilderness. While Tule Springs Lake sits far to the southeast, the residents of Mount Charleston look instead to the immediate, vertical world of their own high-altitude enclave, where the isolation of the heights fosters a deliberate, solitary pace of existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 3.9M acres
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — locality lies within · 322k acres
Mt. Charleston Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.3 mi, 317° NW · 55k acres
Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 068° E
Echo Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 233° SW
La Madre Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.1 mi, 179° S · 19k acres
Lee Canyon Ski Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 304° NW
Spring Mountain Youth Camp (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 020° N
Carpenter Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 3.9 mi, 266° W
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 138° SE · 202k acres
Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 138° SE
Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 137° SE
End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail) (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 125° SE
Mount Stirling Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.4 mi, 290° W · 128k acres
Dedication Walkway (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 130° SE
"x" Spot (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 114° SE
Red Canyon Scenic Drive (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 130° SE
Red Rock National Conservation Park (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 130° SE
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 15.3 mi, 045° NE · 23k acres
Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008) (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 096° E
Desert National Wildlife Range (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 048° NE · 3.0M acres
Sahara West Library Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 19.0 mi, 115° SE
Desert National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.6 mi, 030° NE · 1.4M acres
Journey to the West (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 112° E
Brenden Theater (Cinema) — 25.5 mi, 114° SE
Century Orleans 18 and XD (Cinema) — 25.5 mi, 116° SE
Museum of Ice Cream (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 110° E
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 113° SE
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 111° E
Imagine Exhibitions Gallery Featuring Da Vinci the Exhibition (Gallery) — 26.6 mi, 111° E

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