Mount Charleston is an unincorporated town[2] and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

The town of Mount Charleston is in a valley of the Spring Mountains to the northwest of Las Vegas, noted for its hiking trails.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) of Mount Charleston (which may not coincide exactly with the town boundaries) has a total area of 29.4 square miles (76 km2), all of it land.

Charleston are made up of four subdivisions: Echo, Cathedral, Old Town and Rainbow, as well as a condominium complex next to the US Forest Service's Kyle Gateway.

[7] Mount Charleston has a cool Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with some continental influence (Dsb) by 0 °C isotherm.

In contrast to the arid climate of the rest of Nevada, precipitation as rain and melted snow is sufficient to support coniferous forests, with typically 11 inches or 0.28 meters of snow on the ground in February and a maximum monthly snowfall in a limited record of 89 inches or 2.26 meters in December 2010.

It is shown on a 1881 plat map as being across from Fletcher Canyon, where the historic US Forest Service Administrative Site is located.

According to NVCRIS archaeological records in the Nevada State Historical Preservation Office, another pipeline originating from Fletcher Spring was run to three water tanks on present day Mt.

The historic Young Ranch property is presently the Retreat on Charleston Peak and Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway.

His development, shown on the 1929 plat map to be in the present day Old Town Subdivision, was named Charleston Park.

Charleston Lodge was a longtime restaurant located adjacent to Cathedral Subdivision at the end of Nevada Rte.

[30] The fire originated in a storage area under an exterior deck, and was not considered suspicious,[31] although firefighters deemed the lodge a total loss.

[32] The Ellis family plans to rebuild the lodge,[32][33] which was a local landmark and a popular gathering spot for the community.

[35][36] In mid-2022, the Ellis family opened a temporary restaurant on the site known as Pine Dining,[37][38][39] housed in a tent structure.

[42][45] In 1996, plans were announced for the Mount Charleston Golf Resort to be built in the area, as part of a project known as Alpine Village.

[51][52] The developer then started negotiations to swap the entire property with the federal government,[53] which eventually purchased the site in 2004.

The golf course had never been a popular attraction, and the U.S. Forest Service intended to restore the land to its natural state.