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Scenic Highway 158 Near Las Vegas
Charleston Peak is at an elevation of 11,919 feet and is about 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nevada.
Highways 156, 157 and 158 form a loop off Highway 95. This scenic loop of Highways 156, 157 and 158 goes
up to about 9,000 feet in elevation on the Mount Charleston.
On Sunday afternoon, November 5, 2006, we drove on this scenic loop up to about 9,000 feet of elevation.
The views of the Mount Charleston and the Nevada desert below are fantastic as shown in the following:
Highways 156, 157 and 158 form a loop off Highway 95. This scenic loop of Highways 156, 157 and 158 goes
up to about 9,000 feet in elevation on the Mount Charleston.
On Sunday afternoon, November 5, 2006, we drove on this scenic loop up to about 9,000 feet of elevation.
The views of the Mount Charleston and the Nevada desert below are fantastic as shown in the following:
Mount Charleston
Nevada desert north of Las Vegas as viewed from Mount Charleston at about 9,000 feet of elevation
Nevada desert north of Las Vegas as viewed from Mount Charleston at about 9,000 feet of elevation
Nevada desert north of Las Vegas as viewed from Mount Charleston at about 9,000 feet of elevation
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing locations of Mount Charleston and Las Vegas
Map: Click here to see Google Map showing locations of Mount Charleston and Las Vegas
Within half hour to one hour driving distance outside of Las Vegas, there are several Points of Interest listed in
the following:
1. Valley of Fire State Park, Red Rock Canyon and Virgin River Gorge as described in my web page at:
http://www.shltrip.com/Valley_Of_Fire.html
2. Hoover Dam, Lake Mead Cruise and Hemenway Park as described in my web page at:
http://www.shltrip.com/Lake_Mead.html
3. Mount Charleston for fantastic panoramic view from 9,000 feet elevation as described in this web page.
the following:
1. Valley of Fire State Park, Red Rock Canyon and Virgin River Gorge as described in my web page at:
http://www.shltrip.com/Valley_Of_Fire.html
2. Hoover Dam, Lake Mead Cruise and Hemenway Park as described in my web page at:
http://www.shltrip.com/Lake_Mead.html
3. Mount Charleston for fantastic panoramic view from 9,000 feet elevation as described in this web page.
Our 2-week trip from October 26 to November 10, 2006 is a large loop in southeast California, western
Arizona and southern Nevada starting at Los Angeles and ending at Los Angeles. The sequence of
Point-Of-Interest in this 2-week trip is the following:
Los Angeles --> Palm Springs (4 days for touring Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Wind Turbine Farm, Jenks
Lake, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Joshua Tree National Park and Morongo
Birding Areas) --> Anza Borrego State Park --> Imperial Valley (Painted Gorge, Imperial National Wildlife
Refuge,) --> Cibola NWR --> Havasu NWR and London Bridge --> Laughlin, NV (near Bullhead City, Arizona)
--> Scenic Highway 68, Scenic Highwayway 93, Hoover Dam --> Las Vegas --> Valley of Fire State Park in
Nevada, Mount Charleston, Scenic Highway 158, Hemenway Park --> Class Reunion in Las Vegas (Lake
Mead Cruise, Red Rock National Recreational Area) --> Los Angeles
Arizona and southern Nevada starting at Los Angeles and ending at Los Angeles. The sequence of
Point-Of-Interest in this 2-week trip is the following:
Los Angeles --> Palm Springs (4 days for touring Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Wind Turbine Farm, Jenks
Lake, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Joshua Tree National Park and Morongo
Birding Areas) --> Anza Borrego State Park --> Imperial Valley (Painted Gorge, Imperial National Wildlife
Refuge,) --> Cibola NWR --> Havasu NWR and London Bridge --> Laughlin, NV (near Bullhead City, Arizona)
--> Scenic Highway 68, Scenic Highwayway 93, Hoover Dam --> Las Vegas --> Valley of Fire State Park in
Nevada, Mount Charleston, Scenic Highway 158, Hemenway Park --> Class Reunion in Las Vegas (Lake
Mead Cruise, Red Rock National Recreational Area) --> Los Angeles
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