Charleston Peak (11,918 feet)

Spring Mountains, Nevada

Up via Big Falls Route, down via the South Loop Trail

A 13-mile loop with over 4000 feet of elevation gain

November 13, 2007

01Vistas near trailhead	02Vistas at trailhead	03Mary Jane trailhead	04Approaching Big Falls	05View from Big Falls chute
06On route up Big Falls chute	07View from top of Big Falls	08On top of Big Falls	09The Spring	10The Spring
11By the Spring	12Alpine Shooting Stars leftovers	13Snow	14Autumn colors and dusting of snow	15Autumn colors
16Charleston in view above	17Crossing Airplane Gully	18Starting in the ascent chute	19Paintbrush	20On the way up
21Looking back down	22Bristlecone Pines	23Bristlecone Pines	24Bristlecone Pines	25Break
26On the way up	27	28	29We continue up the steep chute	30Limestone rock
31North Loop Trail is near	32Approaching Treeline on the trail	33Treeline	34Snow on the trail	35Final switchbacks
36McFarland, Macks and Sisters	37Mummy Mountain	38Kyle Canyon close up	39View of McFarland Peak	40Summit is near
41Summit is near	42On the summit	43View of the South Ridge	44Descending	45Descending
46hAirplane wreck	47Charleston in the shadows	48On South Ridge	49hSouth Loop trail	50hLooking back at Charleston
51hOn South Loop trail	52Bristlecones	53The Sun will soon set	54Bristlecone Pine	55Through Bristlecone Forest
56	57	58On South Loop	59hThe Meadows at sunset	60Bristlecones at sunset
61Setting Sun	62Meadows after sunset	63hMeadows after sunset	64	65GPS trace of our route