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Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

The Top 12 Natural Monuments in Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Spring Mountains National Recreation Area’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 12

beautiful natural monuments in Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 20, 2025

Fletcher Canyon Narrows

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This section of Fletcher Canyon is known as the narrows. Although the trail fades somewhat as you continue up into the narrows, it is difficult to get truly lost because …

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Mummy Spring

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The Mummy Spring Trail splits at this point. The path up leads to the spring and a small waterfall. If you want to follow the trail down (not marked on …

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The Raintree

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The Rain Tree is a 3,000-year-old Bristlecone Tree, one of the oldest living things on Earth. Bristlecone pines are fascinating trees that are among the longest-lived organisms on Earth. These …

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Mary Jane Falls

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Mary Jane Falls is a seasonal waterfall up Kyle Canyon. These towering falls are fed primarily by snowmelt and therefore only occur in the spring and/ or after heavy rainfall. …

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Small Waterfall

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Just a few hundred feet off the main trail is a small waterfall flowing down a two-tiered limestone cliff (well technically three, but you can only see two from the …

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Mount Charleston Summit

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Standing at 11,916 feet, Mount Charleston is the eighth highest mountain in Nevada and the highest mountain in Spring Mountains. This exposed, prominent peak is a proud accomplishment; whether you …

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Steep Switchbacks up Cliffside and Devil's Thumb

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This section of trail switchbacks up loose cliff sides dotted with ancient Bristlecone Pines before reaching a prominent outcropping known as the "Devil's Thumb." Past the Devil's Thumb, the trail …

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Mount Charleston Wilderness Boundary

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Not long after the trail crosses the wash for a second time, you enter the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area. You also get good views through pinion pine trees of the limestone cliffs that comprise the narrows of Fletcher Canyon.

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Mining Claim Sign

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At the confluence of two small, seasonal streams (you can see water more consistently from a pipe just above the confluence if you wish) is a small, metal mining claim …

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Griffith Peak

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Griffith Peak is Nevada's 43rd highest peak and offers some of the best views in Southern Nevada; you get fantastic views of the neighboring Mount Charleston and the surrounding peaks …

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The Top 12 Natural Monuments in Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Fletcher Canyon Narrows

Mummy Spring

The Raintree

Mary Jane Falls

Small Waterfall

Mount Charleston Summit

Steep Switchbacks up Cliffside and Devil's Thumb

Mount Charleston Wilderness Boundary

Mining Claim Sign

Griffith Peak

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