{"id":3562,"date":"2020-12-03T18:05:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T01:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2021-02-16T17:51:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T00:51:05","slug":"blair-mountain-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/blair-mountain-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Blair Mountain Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3562\" class=\"elementor elementor-3562\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53c4496a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"53c4496a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b21ebec\" data-id=\"3b21ebec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aeab54f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aeab54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/separatorWhite-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/separatorWhite-2.png 170w, https:\/\/visitrifle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/separatorWhite-2-150x12.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd5b25e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dd5b25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blair Mountain ROAD &amp; Trails<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c40cd38 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3c40cd38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d60450c\" data-id=\"3d60450c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8400ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8400ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blair Mountain is the highest point of the western Flat Tops with an elevation of 11,400 feet. A hike to the top gives amazing views of the entire Flat Tops.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556ef6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"556ef6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The terrain consists of a high plateau covered in alpine grasslands with occasional stands of spruce or fir. \u00a0The west side of Blair Mountain is a 400 foot-high cliff that marks the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. \u00a0Below the rim hikers and anglers can access a series of lakes that lie just inside the wilderness area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9aed83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9aed83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2fbca6\" data-id=\"f2fbca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0db0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f0db0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p><p>A 4 wheel drive, high clearance vehicle and a full day is required to truly enjoy this journey. Blair Mountain is located about 16 miles north of New Castle. From New Castle, follow signs to the Buford-Newcastle Road (FS 245). Take this for many miles to Hiner Spring, and turn right (east) onto Blair Mountain Road (FS 601; 4WD). At Cow Lake, bear left on a 4WD road that leads to Crater Lake Trailhead. From here, the Blair Mountain Trail (2098) crosses flat grasslands to the Flat Tops Wilderness boundary before plunging over the rim of Blair Mountain down to Crater Lake. Another great day hike in this area is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/whiteriver\/recarea\/?recid=40903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Patterson Creek Trail Opens in new window\">Patterson Creek Trail<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea688ff\" data-id=\"ea688ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dc4fb elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11dc4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/flat-tops\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Flat Tops Area<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbc113 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0fbc113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/interactive-adventure-map\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Real Western Adventure Map <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blair Mountain ROAD &amp; Trails Blair Mountain is the highest point of the western Flat Tops with an elevation of 11,400 feet. 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