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Leadpoint

Leadpoint from directly overhead

Leadpoint is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Abercrombie Mountain stands 2,203 m to the east-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Electric Point, a peak 2.7 miles away. JCT SPOKANE RIVER BRIDGE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER passes 8.5 miles off.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates48.90940, -117.58800

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Electric Point: 2.7 mi
  • Gladstone Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Lime Creek Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Red Top Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks: 8
  • Deep Lake Public Access: 3.1 mi
  • Metaline Waterfront Park: 9.9 mi
  • Library park: 10.5 mi
  • Sheep Creek Recreation Site: 11.7 mi
  • Ione City Park: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lower Sheep Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Upper Sheep Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • PeeWee Falls: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Tiger Store: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Leadpoint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Abercrombie MountainENE 77°2,203 m6.0 mi
Hooknose MountainENE 71°2,170 m7.6 mi
Sullivan MountainE 98°1,952 m15.6 mi
Sherlock PeakSE 126°1,942 m4.7 mi
Hall MountainESE 115°1,930 m16.6 mi
Linton MountainESE 113°1,880 m7.3 mi
Baldy MountainSSE 150°1,795 m6.9 mi
Green MountainSSW 213°1,662 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2219:03
June solstice04:4720:0820:59
September equinox06:3818:0818:50
December solstice07:4215:0115:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263038465561686859453427
Precip in2.21.31.61.72.12.41.00.61.01.62.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport, 11 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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