Blair Peak (960 metres (3,150 ft) at its northern end is a nunatak that is separate from the main massif.

[2] The Masson Range was discovered and named by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929–31, under Douglas Mawson.

This central range was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Mekammen" (the middle comb or crest).

Remapped by ANARE, 1957-60, and named for James Blair, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station, 1958.

A peak about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the main massif of the Central Masson Range, Mac.Robertson Land, just north of Phillips Ridge.

The peak, 1,190 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level, rises from a high ridge and is not very prominent.