Mount Charleston is a year-round getaway for Las Vegas's residents and visitors, with a number of hiking trails, a modest ski area, a hotel and a small restaurant.

Sales of the plate supports the natural environment of the Mount Charleston area through grants administered by the Nevada Division of State Lands.

[15] Fourteen men (a mix of military staffers and civilian subcontractors, engineers, and technicians) were on board when it crashed during a blizzard, all of whom died.

[16] The Silent Heroes of the Cold War Memorial was installed at the Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway[17] in 2015.

[18] It features a propeller from the downed aircraft (which was recovered decades later from the crash site) and a granite monument.