Everything about The Spring Mountains totally explained
The
Spring Mountains are a
mountain range of southern
Nevada in the
United States, running generally northwest-southeast along the west side of
Las Vegas and down to the border with
California. The highest point is
Mount Charleston, at 11,918 ft (3,362 m). They are a
sky island. The range is named for the number of
springs to be found, many of them in the recesses of
Red Rock, which is on the eastern side of the mountains. The Spring Mountains divide the
Pahrump Valley and
Amargosa River basin from the
Las Vegas Valley, which drains into the
Colorado River, thus the mountains define part of the boundary of the
Great Basin.
With an area of about 2,220 km², and a vertical range of nearly two miles, the mountains encompass a wide variety of
habitats, and the
biological diversity is probably greater than anywhere else in Nevada. 37 species of
trees are known (more than any other Nevadan range), and 600 species of
vascular plants have been reported from the
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area alone. The bases of the mountains are part of the
Lower Mojavean Zone, dominated by
creosote bush and
white bursage, then there's a
Blackbrush Zone followed by a
Pygmy Conifer Zone with
juniper,
pinyon pine and
mountain-mahogany, topped by a
Montane Zone around Mt. Charleston and its connecting ridges.
Other major summits include
Bonanza Peak,
McFarland Peak,
Mummy Mountain,
Griffith Peak,
Bridge Mountain,
Mount Wilson, and
Mount Potosi.
Most land in the mountains is owned by the
United States Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management and managed as the
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area within the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
The area around Mt. Charleston is protected in the
Mount Charleston Wilderness Area. Typically 20-30 degrees cooler than the valleys below, the area is a popular getaway for Las Vegas residents and visitors; the
Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort lies in Lee Canyon on State Highway 156.
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