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Mount Charleston is an unincorporated town [2] and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.The population was 357 at the 2010 census. [3]The town of Mount Charleston is named for nearby Mount Charleston whose Charleston Peak at 11,916 feet (3,632 m) is the highest point in Clark County.
Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute [5] or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni [6]) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), [7] is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, United States.
The area was first named the Charleston Forest Reserve in 1906. Additional land was added in 1989 to bring the area up to the current 316,000+ acres (1,279 km 2 ). The area was designated as Spring Mountains National Recreation Area by the U.S. Congress in 1993.
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The World Mountain Running Championships (World Mountain Running Trophy until 2008), is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing body.
The Mount Marathon Race is one of a number of races believed to be among the oldest foot races in America. [12] [13] [14] Various claims say it was first run in 1908, 1909, or 1912—but there is no evidence to support any date before the first organized run in 1915. [13]
Did you miss Mount Charleston, Nevada? Vegaswikian 04:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC) I did! In that case (being the stickler I am about reading and referencing maps) I would suggest that the Mount Charleston article be renamed to Charleston Peak, with a reference on Mount Charleston, Nevada. Although an argument could be made for keeping the article ...