Charleston View

History

Inyo County defines the Charleston view planning area as 67.875 square miles, which is bigger than the census CDP for Charleston View. Defined as 0.748 square miles. In 2005, Housing Developers proposed to The Inyo county Board of Supervisors to build 65,000 housing units in Charleston View. This development was greeted with backlash by residents from Neighboring Pahrump, NV, whose main concern was that such development would deplete the ground water in the Pahrump Valley. In 2009, Housing Developers proposed a scaled backed plan that would allow a total population of 40 thousand. In 2012, BrightSource Energy proposed to the California Energy Commission, to build the Hidden Hills Solar Electric Generating System Project in Charleston View, but was withdrawn in 2015 due to concerns over the effects on wildlife, groundwater, cultural and historical resources in the area.

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  110
• Paruroctonus shulovi (Williams, 1970)

  Paruroctonus shulovi (Williams, 1970) · Arachnida
  69
• Joshua-tree

  Yucca brevifolia Engelm. · Liliopsida
  59
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  56
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  52
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  51
• White-crowned Sparrow

  Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
  50
• Black-throated Sparrow

  Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin, 1850) · Aves
  49

Most recent

• M 3 — 2026-08-09
  35 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada
• M 3.64 — 2026-07-18
  45 km SE of Beatty, Nevada
• M 2.99 — 2026-07-12
  17 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada
• M 3.39 — 2026-07-09
  47 km SE of Beatty, Nevada
• M 2.93 — 2026-07-09
  46 km SE of Beatty, Nevada
• M 3.17 — 2026-06-25
  18 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada