Bonanza Trail

Mount Charleston

Lower Bristlecone Trailhead near the campground is the Trailhead on this hike
Lower Bristlecone
Bristlecone Trail is 6.3-mile loop in the Lee Canyon area of the SMNRA.
Bristlecone Trail
The Bonanza Trailhead slits off from the Lower Bristlecone Trail.
Trailhead
A Bristlecone Forest in the Mojave Desert
Bristlecone Forest
Bristlecone pine is also known as "Wind Timber", "Hickory Pine", "Krummholz" and "Foxtail Pine."
Bristlecones
Arial View of the Mt. Charleston Wilderness area of Southern Nevada
MT. Charleston
The Mount Charleston Wilderness Area is located west of Las Vegas in the southern part of the state of Nevada in the western United States.
Mount Charleston
A nice view of Lee Canyon at MT. Charleston
Lee Canyon
The Spring Moutains National Recreation Area's mountainous landscape is located in Clark and Nye Counties
Spring Moutains
Pine Trees line the hiking trail in Southern Nevada
Pine Trees
The trail runs through a forest in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Hiking Trial
Bonanza Trail in the Spring Mountains, connects to the Bristlecone Trail
Bonanza Trail
Beautiful view along the Bonanza trail
Humboldt-Toiyabe
A nice view of the Three Sisters in the Spring Mountains
The Sisters
Pine cones are the woody fruiting body and reproductive organ of pine trees
Pine Cone

Charleston > Bonanza Trail

Bonanza Trail splits from the Bristlecone Trail and has Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Quaking Aspen and Bristlecone Pine at higher elevations. The trail gets some use from Bikers and those on Horse back and has great views of the Spring Mountains and occasional wildlife and gets some use from Mountain Bikers and those on Horse back.

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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