Mount Charleston, Nevada
CDP
Only Mount Charleston in Americasmall unincorporated community🌐 mount-charleston-nv.uscitysearch.com
About Mount Charleston
Set in the southeastern part of Nevada, Mount Charleston is a small unincorporated community.
Mount Charleston holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 29.32 square miles.
📰 Mount Charleston News Today
- Insufficient snow for safe winter play over Presidents' Day weekend Clark County (.gov) · Feb 12
- Nevada SR 157 reopens; Mount Charleston still snowy KLAS 8 News Now · Jan 8
- NV Energy warns of possible power shutoffs on Mount Charleston amid fire danger KSNV · Jun 5
- Hikers asked to stay off Mt. Charleston trail during one-day safety work closure FOX5 Vegas · Jun 19
- Work finally starts on popular trail at Mount Charleston - Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal · Jun 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Mount Charleston Unique
- The only place in America named Mount Charleston — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Las Vegas (20 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Mount Charleston
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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Charleston
- 🏞️ Spring Mountains National Recreation Area · National Park reviews ★
- Desert View Natural Environment Area reviews ★
- La Madre Mountain Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mount Charleston Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Mount Charleston
- Lundy Earl B ES
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNevada
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area29.32 sq mi
Coordinates36.2625, -115.6139