Fairview Peak (Churchill County, Nevada)

Fairview Peak is a summit in the Clan Alpine Mountains of the U.S. state of Nevada.

[1] Fairview Peak was so named on account of the scenic views it affords.

[1] The ghost town of Fairview, Nevada takes its name from the nearby peak.

The Dixie Valley/Fairview earthquakes occurred four minutes apart, each with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).

This Churchill County, Nevada state location article is a stub.

Fault scarp near Fairview Peak, Nev., resulting from the earthquake of December 16, 1954. (Photograph by Hugo Benioff.) [ 4 ]