Mount Charleston Wilderness Area

Infobox_protected_area | name = Mount Charleston Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
locator_x = 37
locator_y = 92
location = Nevada, USA
nearest_city = Las Vegas, NV
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 17
lat_seconds = 53
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 51
long_direction = W
area = 57,442 acres (232 km²)
established = January 1, 1989
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Bureau of Land ManagementThe Mount Charleston Wilderness Area is located west of Las Vegas in the southern part of the state of Nevada in the western United States. It was created by the U.S. Congress in 1989 under the provisions allowed by the Wilderness Act of 1964, and is managed by both the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. This area consists of a total of 57,442 acres (232 km²) of protected wilderness, with the BLM managing 2,142 acres (8.7 km²) and the rest by the U.S. Forest Service.

The Mount Charleston Wilderness Area extends across the entire Spring Mountains Range, including the highest point; Charleston Peak, at an elevation of 11,918 feet (3633 m). The area is also home to around 18,000 acres (73 km²) of Bristlecone pine, and is the largest collection of these trees in the Intermountain Region of the United States. The area also provides the only habitat for the only herd of Rocky Mountain Elk located within Clark County, according to the BLM.Fact|date=March 2007

There are some 40 miles (60 km) of trails located within the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area, which can be accessed from the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, commonly known as Mount Charleston.

References

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Mt.%20Charleston Wilderness.net wilderness information]
* [http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=11&n=4014767&e=617117&s=100&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 Topozone map of the wilderness]