Unit 262 (Spring Mountains and the Bird Spring Range)
Nevada Hunting Guide — Elk
Unit 262 covers about 2,140 square miles of Clark and Nye counties, taking in the Spring Mountains, the State Line Hills and the Bird Spring Range near Mount Charleston and Blue Diamond. NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for elk here, so this page gives the unit's named ranges, peaks, roads and towns rather than agency advice on where elk live.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 262
Unit 262 covers about 2,140 square miles of Clark and Nye counties, taking in the Spring Mountains, the State Line Hills and the Bird Spring Range near Mount Charleston and Blue Diamond. NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for elk here, so this page gives the unit's named ranges, peaks, roads and towns rather than agency advice on where elk live.
Where to Find Elk in Unit 262: Charleston Peak and the Spring Mountains
Charleston Peak and the high Spring Mountains
NDOW publishes no Hunt Information Sheet for elk in Unit 262. There's no agency description of where elk live in the unit, which canyons or slopes they use, or how they shift through the season, and this page won't guess at any of it.
The record does describe the ground. GNIS places three named ranges inside the unit line: the Spring Mountains, the State Line Hills and the Bird Spring Range. The highest named summits are Charleston Peak, Mummy Mountain and Griffith Peak, with McFarland Peak and Bonanza Peak also above 10,000 feet, all of which puts serious high country inside this unit. The data below lists the exact heights.
Scouting a unit with no sheet
Without NDOW's notes, finding elk here starts with a topographic map of the Spring Mountains and time on the ground before the season. If you draw a tag, ask NDOW what it knows about elk in Unit 262 before you go. Treat anything you read elsewhere about elk locations in the unit with care, since none of it comes from NDOW's published hunt information.
The ground NDOW draws for this tag
A elk tag for this group is good in unit 262, about 2,141 square miles measured on NDOW's own boundary, in Clark County and Nye County. The named ranges inside the line are Spring Mountains, State Line Hills and Bird Spring Range. The highest named points are Charleston Peak (11,910 ft), Mummy Mountain (11,516 ft) and Griffith Peak (11,043 ft), and the lowest named ground sits near 2,822 feet. We don't print a land-status split for Nevada groups, because the figures we held didn't come from BLM's surface-management data; check BLM's current map for private parcels before you cross a fence or a cattle guard. GNIS names 123 springs inside it, White Rock Spring, Shovel Spring, Mesquite Spring and Rainbow Spring among them.
Unit 262 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 2,646–8,160 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 4,580 ft ; peaks can run higher. That spread means you can hunt two seasons in one day — plan clothing for both ends.
- 2,141.4 sq mi inside the boundary. Big enough that picking one drainage beats driving three.
Water on the ground
- 274 tanks
- 128 springs
- 1,289 stream segments
- 36 lakes
Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Spring Mountains (11,910 ft), Mummy Mountain (11,516 ft), Griffith Peak (11,043 ft), McFarland Peak (10,719 ft)
Holding ground: Scout Canyon (8,299 ft), Trail Canyon (7,735 ft), Wheeler Pass (7,683 ft), Wood Spring
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Elk in Unit 262: Cold Creek Road, Lucky Strike Trail and NV 160
Elk Success Rates
Antlered, any legal weapon: 1 of 2 hunters afield (50%); Antlered, archery: 1 of 1 hunters afield (100%); Antlered, muzzleloader: 1 of 1 hunters afield (100%). Figures are NDOW's own, from its 2025 Big Game Hunt Data.
Elk Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 3 | 483 | 0.6% | — |
| Archery — Early Season bull/buck only (resident) | 1 | 40 | 2.5% | — |
| Muzzleloader — Mid Season bull/buck only (resident) | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | — |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.
Open in Draw Odds EngineFrom NDOW's 2025 Big Game Hunt Data. Demand is NDOW's count of tags awarded plus first-choice applicants who did not draw; its draw rate is tags over demand.
- Antlered, any legal weapon — Residents: 483 demand for 3 tags, a 0.6% draw rate.
- Antlered, archery — Residents: 40 demand for 1 tag, a 2.5% draw rate.
- Antlered, muzzleloader — Residents: 10 demand for 1 tag, a 10.0% draw rate.
NDOW's hunt data publishes no points-required figure, so none is given here.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.
- 2025 Nevada Big Game Hunt Data — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Seasons, quotas and tags issued, Demand and draw rate by residency, Hunters afield, successful hunters and hunter success, Days hunted · accessed 2026-10-25
- NDOW Hunt Unit Boundaries — unit groups (ArcGIS) — Nevada Department of Wildlife · supports: Units 262, 2,141 square miles · accessed 2026-10-25
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the group — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Spring Mountains, State Line Hills, Bird Spring Range, Charleston Peak 11,910 ft, Mummy Mountain 11,516 ft · accessed 2026-10-25