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Blair Junction

Blair Junction from directly overhead

Blair Junction is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,469 m. Piper Peak stands 2,880 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Peak, a peak 5.8 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

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Coordinates38.00833, -117.77361
Around it

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Castle Peak: 5.8 mi
  • Emigrant Peak: 7.6 mi
  • Cristo Peak: 10.7 mi
  • The Monocline: 12.8 mi
  • Rock Hill: 13.3 mi
Springs: 22
  • Cook Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Macaroni Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Gap Spring: 12.2 mi
  • North Spring: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 4
Hot springs: 2
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 15.4 mi
  • Pearl Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Gate: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Millers Rest Area: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blair Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piper PeakSSW2,880 m22.3 mi
Silver PeakS2,858 m18.6 mi
Lone MountainE2,777 m15.2 mi
Red MountainS2,730 m17.2 mi
Miller MountainW2,653 m23.1 mi
Sheep MountainS2,470 m21.8 mi
Cristo PeakNNE2,437 m10.7 mi
Pinyon HillWSW2,232 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3019:3820:18
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0415:5416:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 21 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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