Raintree

Mount Charleston

Trailhead sign in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Sign
This is a popular trail with high foot traffic
The Trail
North Loop Train leads to the Rain Tree
North Loop
A beautiful view of the mountains framed in branches
Framed
A log shelter provides shade for hikers and small creatures
Shelter
Spring Mountains are a mountain range of Southern Nevada northwest–southeast along the west side of Las Vegas
Srping Mountains
The Limestone cliffs of Mummy Mountain in Southern Nevada
Mummy Mountain
North Loop Trail in the Mount Charleston Wilderness area
North Loop
Vast view of the Mount Charleston Recreational area
Mount Chaleston
A nice view of Fletcher Peak from North Loop Trail
Fletcher Peak
The Rain Tree is a 3,000 year old Bristlecone Pine Tree at Mt. Charleston
Rain Tree
A beautiful yellow wildflower brightens the day
Wildflower

Charleston > The Raintree

The Raintree is one of the largest and oldest (around 3,000 years old) bristlecone pine trees in the Spring Mountains! This hike is a fairly strenuous, 2.7 mile section of the North Loop Trail with views of Las Vegas, Kyle Canyon, and surrounding mountains.

The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is comprised of rugged mountains with towering cliffs, steep hillsides, and deep narrow canyons, which are surrounded by a desert landscape. The area’s elevation ranges from 3,000 feet to 11,918 feet at the top of Charleston Peak which creates a variety of climate and vegetation zones including some 18,000 acres of Bristlecone pine.

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