Blair
Blair is a historic site in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,407 m. Piper Peak stands 2,880 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
Lots of concrete ruins both at the town site and mill site, spread over a wide area. Easy to get to. We wanted to check out the mine that fed the mill, but the road to the mines in Eagle Canyon is gated and locked.
The story
ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Wikidata Q4924035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1407 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
89 named places within 25 miles
- The Crater: 1.9 mi
- Vanderblit Peak: 2.7 mi
- Goat Island: 2.9 mi
- Alcatraz Island: 3.8 mi
- The Monocline: 4.4 mi
- Tarantula Spring: 3.5 mi
- Coyote Spring: 4.8 mi
- Macaroni Spring: 6.1 mi
- Valcalda Spring: 7.2 mi
- North Spring: 8.1 mi
- Blair: 0.1 mi
- Blair Junction: 16.4 mi
- Alkali: 17.1 mi
- McLeans: 17.6 mi
- Coaldale: 20.7 mi
- Blair Stamp Mill: 0.4 mi
- Nivloc Mine Water tank: 8.0 mi
- Nivloc Mill Site: 8.0 mi
- Pearl Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
- Alkali Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
- Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 18.9 mi
- The Goldfield High School: 23.4 mi
- Goldfield Subway Stations: 23.4 mi
- International Car Forest: 23.7 mi
- Goldfield Art Car Park Gallery: 23.3 mi
- Goldfield Radio Museum: 23.5 mi
- 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 | 8.7 mi |
| Harvey Peak | S 171° | 2,831 m | 20.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,777 m | 18.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,730 m | 6.6 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | S 170° | 2,710 m | 23.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | ESE 113° | 2,546 m | 17.0 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/150934341
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