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Fairlawn

Fairlawn from directly overhead

Fairlawn is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,922 m. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Jacket Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70444, -116.16889

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Springs: 16
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Moonshine Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Jenkins Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 2
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 17.7 mi
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakSE3,183 m16.2 mi
Jacks PeakSE3,112 m13.4 mi
Porter PeakSE2,791 m2.3 mi
Pennsylvania HillENE2,751 m5.4 mi
Rocky BluffSE2,693 m12.2 mi
Merritt MountainNE2,672 m20.4 mi
Red MountainESE2,650 m11.1 mi
California MountainSSE2,599 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1119:4120:23
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:0915:3316:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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