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Kyle Canyon Road - Downhill
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Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road
Around the loop, returning past Mt. Charleston Lodge (view W)

Overview

Kyle Canyon Road is a maintained state highway (Hwy 157) that runs west from U.S. Highway 95 to the top of Kyle Canyon in the high mountains of the Spring Mountains National Conservation Area. The road begins low in the desert and climbs through several life zones to a cool, high-elevation forested canyon.

Presented here are photos of the road taken while heading downhill towards Highway 95. For a full discussion of the road, see Kyle Canyon Road.

Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing Mt. Charleston Lodge (view W)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing Mt. Charleston Lodge (view W)
Kyle Canyon Road
Returning past entrance to Mt. Charleston Lodge (view W)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Rd approaching Cathedral Rock Trailhead sign (view W)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Rd at Cathedral Rock Trailhead sign (view W)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Cathedral Rock Trailhead Road
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Cathedral Rock Trailhead Road (view W)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing private home on the right (view NW)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing private condos (view NW)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing condos on the left (view N)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road descending towards Kyle Wash (view NW)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road descending towards Kyle Wash (view NW)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Kyle Wash (view NW)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching bridge over Kyle Wash (view NW)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Echo Road, on the left (view NE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road; 25 mph speed limit (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: caution -- fire station ahead (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: caution -- emergency stop light at fire station (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Old Town fire station (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Old Town (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching fire station (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road entering Old Town (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing through Old Town (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing through Old Town (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing through Old Town (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing Mt Charleston Elementary School (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Speed limit increases to 35 mph (view E)
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Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Stanley B Trailhead (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road arriving at Stanley B Trailhead (view E)
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Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Ponderosa Pine Dr (Rainbow Subdivision)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Rainbow Canyon Blvd (Rainbow Subdivision)
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Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road dropping below 7,000 feet elevation (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Fletcher View Campground (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Fletcher View Campground Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: approaching Fletcher Canyon Trailhead (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: caution -- watch for pedestrians on roadway (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Fletcher Canyon Trailhead (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Fletcher Canyon Trailhead
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing Fletcher Canyon Trailhead
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: Fletcher Canyon Trail, to the left (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Fletcher Canyon Trail crossing
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Fletcher Canyon Trail crosswalk
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Fletcher Canyon Trail crosswalk
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing Fletcher Canyon Trail crosswalk
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Fletcher Canyon Trailhead overflow parking
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Kyle Canyon Campground
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Fletcher View Campground (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Campground entrance (view S from Kyle Canyon Road)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road beyond Fletcher View Campground (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: wildlife viewing area, to the left (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: Highway 158 junction ahead (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: Las Vegas straight; Lee Canyon left (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Deer Creek Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: campground, picnic area, snow play, ski hill to the left
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: campground, picnic area, snow play, ski hill to the left
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Deer Creek Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: Deer Creek Road left; Kyle Canyon Road straight (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Deer Creek Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing Deer Creek Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Deer Creek Road (view N from Kyle Canyon Road)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: speed limit remains 35 mph (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Nevada Highway Patrol tends to watch this area carefully (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Winding towards the mouth of Kyle Canyon (view NE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: Officer Vanbuskirk memorial roadway (view NE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Over the crest of the hill, watch for turning vehicles (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at approaching an abandoned building (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at approaching The Retreat on Charleston Peak
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at The Retreat on Charleston Peak (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: it's still 35 mph here
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Divided road approaching round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Divided road approaching round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Spring Mountains Visitor Center visible on the right (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: caution -- approaching a round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching the round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at the round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road entering the round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Round-about: right to Visitor Center; left to continue downhill
Kyle Canyon Road
Round-about: Kyle Canyon Road continues straight downhill
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road exiting the round-about (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road continues straight downhill
Kyle Canyon Road
Speed limit increases to 55 mph (but watch downhill speed)
Kyle Canyon Road
Las Vegas Metro Police substation entrance road on the left
Kyle Canyon Road
Nevada Division of Transportation access road on the left
Kyle Canyon Road
Watch for animals on the highway
Kyle Canyon Road
Caution sign: winding road ahead
Kyle Canyon Road
Smoky Bear gives the fire danger rating
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Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road
US Forest Service Administration access road
Kyle Canyon Road
Let the winding road begin
Kyle Canyon Road
Steep, winding road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Steep, winding road (view E)
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Kyle Canyon Road
Steep, winding road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
The road finally begins to straighten (view E)
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Kyle Canyon Road approaching Harris Springs Road(view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching Harris Springs Road
Kyle Canyon Road Directional sign: Harris Springs Road to the right (view E) Kyle Canyon Road
Harris Spring Road and information signs, at right
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Harris Spring Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Harris Spring Road (view S from Kyle Canyon Road)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road continuing past Harris Spring Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road approaching downhill winter chain-up area (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at downhill winter chain-up area (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at uphill winter chain-up area (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road exiting Spring Mountains NRA (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Spring Mountains NRA boundary sign (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Spring Mountains NRA boundary sign (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road entering Red Rock Canyon NCA (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road at Red Rock Canyon NCA sign (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Red Rock Canyon NCA boundary sign (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Interesting erosional forms (hoodoos)
Kyle Canyon Road
Watch downhill speed on straight sections (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Interesting erosional forms (hoodoos)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: caution -- sharp curve ahead
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Kyle Canyon Road
Interesting erosional forms (hoodoos)
Kyle Canyon Road
Interesting erosional forms (hoodoos)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: caution -- 45 mph curves ahead
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view SE)
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Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road entering the last set of curves (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
The end of the winding road is in sight
Kyle Canyon Road
Out of the wash, Kyle Canyon Road descends desert flats (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Directional sign: another longer way to Harris Spring Road (view E)
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Kyle Canyon Road
Road descends desert flats
Kyle Canyon Road
The beginning of the rural housing area
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road passing rural housing (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Kyle Canyon Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Nice view of the Sheep Range (view NE from Kyle Canyon Road)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: Approaching intersection with Highway 95 (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Speed limit drops to 35 mph (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Approaching the "park and ride," now closed (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
The "park and ride" is now closed (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Sign: intersection with Frontage Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Approaching intersection with Frontage Road (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Past the Frontage Road, lanes get confusing (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Right lane to Highway 95 southbound (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Right lane to Highway 95 southbound (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Caution: right lane crosses bicycle lane (view E)
Kyle Canyon Road
Right lane becomes a typical highway on-ramp (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Caution: watch for pedestrians in crosswalk (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
On-ramp lane curves right (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Highway 95 on-ramp (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
On-ramp merges with lanes to the left (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
Speed limit increases to 65 mph (view SE)
Kyle Canyon Road
On-ramp merging onto Highway 95 (view SE)

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