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Blair

Blair from directly overhead

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. 88 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

88 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 34
  • 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
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
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 4
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piper PeakWSW 247°2,880 m15.5 mi
Silver PeakWSW 245°2,858 m8.6 mi
Harvey PeakS 171°2,831 m20.1 mi
Lone MountainNNE 28°2,777 m18.1 mi
Red MountainWSW 249°2,730 m6.5 mi
Palmetto MountainS 170°2,710 m23.3 mi
Montezuma PeakESE 113°2,546 m17.1 mi
Harlans PeakS 180°2,539 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:03
June solstice05:3019:3720:17
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice07:0315:5516:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333947536473807868554231
Precip in0.30.40.50.50.30.20.70.40.20.30.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverpeak, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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