Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Bristlecone Pine Trail: 6.8 mi / Approx. 8,690 > 9,400ft **Excellent Trail**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
The Sisters South: 8 mi RT/ 8,399 > 10,197ft **Mostly Trail, Some Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
The Sisters North: 8 mi RT/ 8,250 > 10,197ft **Mostly Wilderness, Some Trails**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Black Rock Sister: 8 mi RT/ Approx. 8,300 > 9,668ft **Wilderness Route**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Foxtail Canyon Springs: 5 mi / Approx. 8,450 > 9,800ft **Faint Trail**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Pinyon Pine Lp Tr: 8.5 mi RT/ 6,496 > 7,688ft **Excellent Trails, Wrong Turn Easy**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Bonanza Peak from Lee Canyon: 26 mi RT/ 8,483 > 10,397ft **Excellent Trails**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
McFarland Peak Base via Bonanza Trail: 15 mi RT/8,690 > 9,600ft **Excellent Trail**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Macks Peak Base via Macks Canyon Rd: 14 mi RT/7 > 9,500ft **Road/Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Sawmill Trailhead > Macks Pk Base: 12 mi RT/7,591 > 9,235ft **Trail + Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee to Kyle Canyon Upper Rim Overview of Routes: 3K ft Ascent **Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee Peak via Lee Canyon Mid Ridge: 18 mi RT/8 > 11,200ft **Trail + Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee & Charleston Peaks, Lee Mid Ridge: 35 mi 8 > 11,920ft **Trail + Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Mummy Mountain Grand Crossing: 18 mi RT/8 > 11,520ft **Mostly Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee to Kyle - Foxtail Circuit: 15 mi RT/8 > 11,000ft **Initial Road, Mostly Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee > Mummy's Head: 10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft **Mostly Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee > Mummy's Summit: 10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft **Mostly Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Beyond Mummy's Head: 10-15 mi RT/8,000 > 11,520ft **Mostly Wilderness**
Lee Canyon Overview | Mt Charleston Wilderness
Lee Canyon > Lee Peak: 16 miles RT/8,300 > 11,200ft **Trails, Ski Run, Wilderness**
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Mt Charleston Wilderness Overview | Lee Canyon Trails | Wilderness Windows

(Click Through to Individual Trails and Wilderness Routes Below)

(Mileage Below is Round Trip. Altitude and Mileage are Approximate)

Lee Canyon Destination Adventures

Lee Canyon is primarily known as a camping, skiing and picnicking recreation area. Unlike Kyle Canyon with its well-marked trailheads, you need to do a little more scouting to discover the trailheads in Lee Canyon, where many of the best trail and routes are unmarked. And, many of the routes are through the pathless wilderness. However, in Lee Canyon you’ll experience more of a pristine, untouched wilderness once you rise above the commercial tourist areas!

Bristlecone Pine Trail

6.8 mi / Approx. 8,690 > 9,400ft
**Excellent Trail**

The Sisters North

8 mi RT/ 8,250 > 10,197ft
**Mostly Wilderness, Some Trails**

The Sisters South

8 mi RT/ 8,399 > 10,197ft
**Mostly Trail, Some Wilderness**

Black Rock Sister

8 mi RT/ Approx. 8,300 > 9,668ft
**Wilderness Route**

McFarland Peak Base via Bristlecone Pine and Bonanza Trails

15 mi RT/ Approx. 8,690 > 9,600ft
**Excellent Trail**

McFarland Peak Summit

Approx 19 mi RT / 8,300 – 10,749ft
**Mix of Trails & Wilderness**

Macks Peak Base from Lee Canyon Rd via Macks Canyon Rd

14 mi RT/ Approx. 7,000 > 9,500ft
**Road, Trail, Wilderness**

Foxtail Canyon Springs

5 mi / Approx. 8,450 > 9,800ft
**Faint Trail**

Bonanza Peak from Lee Canyon via Bonanza Trail

26 mi RT/ Approx. 8,483 > 10,397ft
**Excellent Trails**

Bonanza Peak from Cold Creek

Approx. 9 mi RT / 7,500 – 10,397ft
**Excellent Trails All the Way**

Sister’s Circuit

Approx. 10 mi / 8,300 –  10,197ft
**Mix of Trails & Wilderness**

Lee Peak from Lee Canyon – More Direct Route

16 miles RT/ Approx 8,300 > 11,200ft **Some Trails, Ski Run, Mostly Wilderness**

Lee to Kyle Canyon Routes

It’s a pretty incredible experience starting out in Lee Canyon, ascending remote, pathless ridges, and suddenly finding yourself looking over Kyle Canyon with all the familiar peaks: Griffith, Charleston, Lee, Mummy and Fletcher! These unique routes will get you there!

Lee to Kyle Canyon Upper Rim
Overview of Routes

10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,300 > 11,000ft
**Wilderness Route**

Lee to Kyle Canyon Gradual Mid Ridge

14 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft
**Mostly Wilderness**

Lee to Kyle Canyon – Ascent via Foxtail Canyon Route – Descent via Gradual Mid Ridge

15 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,000ft
**Brief Initial Road, Then Wilderness**

Lee to Kyle Canyon East Ski Run Route

10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft
**Ski Run Wilderness**

Lee Peak Summit via Lee Canyon Mid Ridge

18 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,200ft
**Some Trail, Mostly Wilderness**

Lee Peak & Charleston Peaks Summit Circuit via Lee Canyon Mid Ridge

35 mi Circuit/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,920ft
**Some Trail, Some Wilderness**

Mummy Mountain from Lee Canyon

Mummy Mountain’s Head is actually a collection of separate features: Mummy’s Forehead, Mummy’s Nose and Mummy’s Chin. Find additional approaches to the features of Mummy Mountain’s Head from Deer Creek Road.

Mummy Mountain Grand Crossing

18 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,520ft
**Mostly Wilderness**

Mummy’s Nose Summit from Lee Canyon

/ 8,300 – 10,751ft
**Few Trails, Mostly Wilderness**

Mummy’s Head from Lee Canyon Rd (Straight Up!)

10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft
**Mostly Wilderness**

Mummy Mountain Head from Lee Canyon | Additional Approaches

10-15 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,520ft
**Mostly Wilderness**

Mummy Mountain Summit from Lee Canyon

10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft
**Mostly Wilderness**

Mummy’s Chin Summit Ridge Loop

15-18mi / 8,300 – 10,800ft.
**Some Trails, Mostly Wilderness** 

Sawmill Trailhead Trails

The Sawmill Trailhead area is relatively new. Trails here are marked with a color-coded system. However, unlike the higher altitude ridges and peaks accessed in Lee & Kyle Canyon and off Deer Creek Road, routes from the Sawmill Trailhead are mainly in pine forested areas, sometimes with little large reference points for navigation. The forests have their own beauty, but it’s easier to get lost in this maze of trails. Start out on simple routes and gradually expand to longer loop routes. You just may fall in love with this area!

Pinyon Pine Loop Trail

8.5 mi RT/ Approx. 6,496 > 7,688ft
**Excellent Trails But Easy to Go Off-Track**

Macks Peak Base from Sawmill Trailhead

12 mi RT/ Approx. 7,591 > 9,235ft
**Some Trail, Some Wilderness**

Circuit Adventures from Lee Canyon

Adventures Involving 2 or More Destinations

These routes are complicated and long…some exceeding 20 miles. Be prepared for pathless wilderness navigation and an extremely rewarding, memorable adventure!

Lee to Kyle Canyon – Ascent via Foxtail Canyon Route – Descent via Gradual Mid Ridge

15 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,000ft
**Brief Initial Road, Then Wilderness**

Lee Peak & Charleston Peaks Summit Circuit via Lee Canyon Mid Ridge

35 mi Circuit/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,920ft
**Some Trail, Some Wilderness**

Mummy Mountain Grand Crossing

18 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,520ft
**Mostly Wilderness**

Additional Projected Adventures

Armargosa Overlook

Lower Bristlecone Pine Trailhead to Bonanza Trail Ridge

Wilderness West of Charleston Peak (from Bonanza Trail area?)

Charleston Peak Western Approach

Beyond Bonanza Trail Ridge Southward

Upper Bristlecone Pine Trailhead to Pahrump

Rocky Gorge (Sawmill Trailhead Area) 

Lee Canyon to Mummy’s Head > Nose > Chin > Summit Circuit Return via Deer Creek Road

Sisters South > Macks Peak > McFarland Peak > Lower Bristlecone Pine Trailhead

Lower Bristlecone Pine Trailhead to Pointy Peak

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Mt Charleston Wilderness Overview | Lee Canyon Trails
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Mt Charleston Wilderness Overview | Lee Canyon Trails
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Lee Canyon is primarily a recreational area featuring a state-of-the-art ski resort along with camping and picnic areas. There is one main trailhead (Bristlecone Pine Trail) and a number of unmarked trails to hiking, running and climbing destinations.
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