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Plane Crash Site

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Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

Mount Charleston

Plane Crash Site

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Location: Mount Charleston, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada, United States

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1. Mount Charleston via the South Loop Trail — Kyle Canyon — Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

26.6km

09:10

1,410m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Echo Canyon Overlook – Mount Charleston Summit loop from Mount Charleston

28.0km

09:28

1,440m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jamie S.

March 10, 2023

Not far from the summit of Mount Charleston on the South Loop trail are the remains of 1955 plane crash. Much of the debris from a CIA C-54 Military Air Transport Service plane are strewn across the rocky, open ridge just a few hundred feet from the trail. The plane crashed in a blizzard on November 17, 1955. All fourteen men, who were traveling to Area 51 to work on a secret U-2 spy plane, died in the crash. There is a memorial to them known as "The Silent Heroes of the Cold War Memorial" that you can visit at the Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway.

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Location: Mount Charleston, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada, United States

Plane Crash Site

1. Mount Charleston via the South Loop Trail — Kyle Canyon — Spring Mountains National Recreation Area

2. Echo Canyon Overlook – Mount Charleston Summit loop from Mount Charleston

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