Ghost town · Nevada
Blair
Blair is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,407 m. Piper Peak stands 2,880 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Blair Stamp Mill, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.79306, -117.64917
86 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 33
- The Crater: 2.0 mi
- Vanderblit Peak: 2.7 mi
- Goat Island: 2.9 mi
- Alcatraz Island: 3.8 mi
- The Monocline: 4.4 mi
Springs: 33
- Tarantula Spring: 3.4 mi
- Coyote Spring: 4.7 mi
- Macaroni Spring: 6.0 mi
- Valcalda Spring: 7.1 mi
- North Spring: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Blair Junction: 16.3 mi
- Alkali: 17.2 mi
- McLeans: 17.6 mi
- Coaldale: 20.6 mi
- Arlemont: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Blair Stamp Mill: 0.3 mi
- Nivloc Mine Water tank: 7.9 mi
- Nivloc Mill Site: 7.9 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Pearl Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Alkali Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
- Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- The Goldfield High School: 23.4 mi
- Goldfield Subway Stations: 23.5 mi
- International Car Forest: 23.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Goldfield Art Car Park Gallery: 23.4 mi
- Goldfield Radio Museum: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Devil's Gate: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Peak | WSW 247° | 2,880 m | 15.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | WSW 245° | 2,858 m | 8.6 mi |
| Harvey Peak | S 171° | 2,831 m | 20.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,777 m | 18.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,730 m | 6.5 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | S 170° | 2,710 m | 23.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | ESE 113° | 2,546 m | 17.1 mi |
| Harlans Peak | S 180° | 2,539 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:37 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:55 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverpeak, 5 mi away.
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