Mount Charleston News

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. Branch Whitney, left, founder of the 52 Peak Club, and Dinorah Arambula take a break during a hike to Big Falls at Mount Charleston, May 22, 2012.

Answer: They also need a light feeding to help them through the heat, but don't overfeed.

Many have their sights set on a Memorial Day hike.A Such an influx of visitors to popular hiking destinations can create the exact type of hassle weekend hikers were hoping to escape.

A wildfire broke out on Kellogg Road Tuesday, ironically, just one day prior to the implementation of the Bureau of Land Management special fire restrictions on public lands.

Summer in Las Vegas is unique in respect to other parts of the country. While cooler climes gear up for summer with enthusiasm and excitement, planning camping trips, visits to the beach, buying items for their summer garden or working on patio themes, most of us in Vegas have already done all that...back in March! We have placed our patio plants ... (more)

Metro and Henderson police are investigating three stabbings they believe are connected.

When you need to break loose from the shackles of work, traffic, and the summer heat of Las Vegas, plan a weekend retreat at The Resort on Mt.

About an hours drive north of Las Vegas, there is an area called Mt Charleston. Here one will find snow as late as May and dozens of small chalets and second homes on the rocky ridges of this mountainous area.