Mount Charleston Fire

Mountain wildfire could be fully contained by Sunday, officials say

Jul 1, 2020 (2:56 p.m.)

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Crews made progress containing the wildfire burning near Mount Charleston. And unless they hit any snags, the blaze is expected to be fully contained by ...

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  Size of mountain fire downgraded to 3,000 acres

  June 29, 2020

  By Bryan Horwath

  With improved weather conditions, firefighters made progress today battling a wildfire near Mount Charleston, according to a U.S. Forest Service official.

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  Wind-whipped wildfire near Mount Charleston grows to 5,000 acres

  June 28, 2020

  By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

  Twelve units from four agencies — the Mount Charleston Fire Protection District, Clark County Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service and Las Vegas Fire & Rescue — are battling the fire …

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  Last stretch of Mount Charleston fire recovery work planned for 2020

  January 26, 2020

  By Miranda Willson

  When it comes to rebuilding Mount Charleston’s fire-ravaged Griffith Peak Trail, there are no shortcuts. At 11,060 feet, Griffith Peak is the third-highest summit in the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area. Much of the 5.6-mile trail leading to the mountaintop ...

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  Committee examines ways to reduce wildfire danger in Nevada

  January 8, 2020

  By John Sadler

  State Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, remembers visiting Mount Charleston in 2013 during a wildfire that burned 28,000 acres of the Spring Mountains. Looking around the houses on the mountain outside ...

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  After nearly three decades, passionate protector leaves Mount Charleston

  June 9, 2016

  By Jackie Valley

  “She will be missed,” neighbor Mike McGroarty said of longtime Mount Charleston resident Becky Grismanauskas. ““verything that got done up there was done through her.” But, as the old saying goes, what ...

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  Velotta: Mother Nature reminds us not to take for granted the beauty of our surroundings

  August 12, 2013

  By Richard N. Velotta

  I had just loaded up the car to visit one of Southern Nevada’s favorite getaways — Mount Charleston — when I heard the radio announcement from the National Weather Service. Moments later, my cellphone came to life, too.

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  Mount Charleston community serves up feast of gratitude for firefighters

  July 31, 2013

  By Brian Nordli

  Marc Nelson didn’t comprehend the threat the Mount Charleston wildfire posed on the Resort on Mount Charleston until he saw the acres of charred land off Kyle Canyon Road.

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  After the fire, businesses welcoming visitors back to Mount Charleston

  July 19, 2013

  By Jackie Valley

  Don’t let the wisps of smoke in the distance scare you. The fires smoldering on the steepest peaks near Mount Charleston — visible remnants of the 28,000-acre Carpenter 1 Fire — will be there to stay for weeks or maybe months, but the public can re-enter the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area today. Residents were allowed to return to Kyle Canyon on Wednesday. On Thursday, businesses were busily preparing to welcome back guests after two weeks of shuttered doors.

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  Wildfire prevention funds dry up as need grows

  July 18, 2013

  By Andrew Doughman

  At a time when large wildfires have charred wide swathes of land in both Northern and Southern Nevada, the state’s forestry division faces millions of dollars of cuts in federal fire prevention grants and has little recourse but to go to Congress and say: Show me the money!

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  Mountain fire spares idyllic ranch for children; worries now turn to what’s next

  July 17, 2013

  By Conor Shine

  For nine days, staff at the Torino Ranch in Lovell Canyon watched as fires raged around them on Mount Charleston and threatened an oasis they’d been working to build for the past 20 years. Located on the southern side of Mount Charleston on 160 acres accessible only by a 12-mile winding road, the ranch has served as a summer camp and idyllic retreat for sick and disabled children since 1999.

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  Fire crews shooting for 90 percent containment as Kyle Canyon residents set to return

  July 16, 2013

  By Brian Nordli

  Firefighters continued to make progress on the once-rampant wildfire on Mount Charleston Tuesday containing 85-percent of the nearly 28,000-acre fire.

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  Operations scaling down as wildfire containment reaches 80 percent

  July 15, 2013

  By Riley Snyder,
  Jackie Valley

  Firefighters have reached 80 percent containment of the nearly 28,000-acre wildfire on Mount Charleston, readying the area for handoff to local authorities later this week.

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  Residents are returning home, but there’s plenty of work left for fire crews

  July 14, 2013

  By Riley Snyder

  With most residents returning to their homes, massive smoke plumes disappearing and some firefighters returning home, it's becoming more and more apparent that the 28,000-acre wildfire that has blazed on Mount Charleston for the past two weeks is finally coming to a close. However, several problematic borders remain uncontained, and there are possible hot spots and areas where the fire could restart.

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  There might not be smoke, but there’s still fire

  July 13, 2013

  By Conor Shine

  The fire that has scorched 28,000 acres of forest on Mount Charleston continues to burn but officials say the blaze is 60 percent contained.

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