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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 PeakSSW 199°2,880 m22.3 mi
Silver PeakS 183°2,858 m18.6 mi
Lone MountainE 86°2,777 m15.2 mi
Red MountainS 178°2,730 m17.2 mi
Miller MountainW 280°2,653 m23.1 mi
Sheep MountainS 183°2,470 m21.8 mi
Cristo PeakNNE 26°2,437 m10.7 mi
Pinyon HillWSW 255°2,232 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.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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