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Toiyabe National Forest

Welcome to the Toiyabe National Forest hiking page of pictures. All pictures are from the Kyle Canyon (Mt. Charleston) area of the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area. Pictures on this and the next page were taken during various hikes. These included Mary Jane Falls (Elevation gain: 900 feet; Distance: 2.4 miles) and Cathedral Rock (Elevation gain: 1,000 feet; Distance: 3 miles), both moderately easy hikes and Mt. Griffith (SOUTH LOOP TRAIL Elevation gain: 3,470 feet; Distance: 9.5 miles), a challenging hike.


All the hikes below are from the Mt. Griffith hike. The trail is picked up near the Mt. Charleston lodge. I had attempted this hike on three different occasions over a two year period. The pictures here are from two attempts in 1998. The first hike was in late June, 1998. Despite being in the middle of the summer outside of Las Vegas, the hike was halted due to accumulated snow on the mountain. The second hike was done on Labor Day, 1998. With the snow melted, we reached the top of the mountain.


View looking back towards Las Vegas on hike to Mt. Griffith.
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Looking up from hike to Mt. Griffith.
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Snow in summer after El Nino on hike to Mt. Griffith.
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Snow in summer after El Nino on hike to Mt. Griffith.
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View looking back towards Las Vegas on hike to Mt. Griffith.
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Mt. Charleston from Mt Griffith hike.
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Steep country side from Mt. Griffith hike.
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