Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Nevada. Within Nevada it covers roughly 80 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway climbs from the desert floor into the Spring Mountains and the alpine slopes of Mount Charleston, which tops out near 11,900 feet — high enough to be 20 or 30 degrees cooler than Las Vegas below. Pine and fir forest, limestone cliffs, and ancient bristlecone pines replace the Mojave creosote within a single climb. It is the city's nearest mountain escape.
- Spring Mountains
- Mount Charleston (~11,900 ft)
- cool alpine forest
- bristlecone pines
- near Las Vegas
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.