Ghost town · Idaho
Leesburg
Leesburg is a ghost town in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 2,031 m. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 4.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
human settlement in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates45.22389, -114.11389
- 10.5 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Haystack Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Phelan Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Jureano Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Baldy: 7.5 mi
- Point of Rock: 7.7 mi
Springs: 7
- Horsefly Spring: 17.1 mi
- Telephone Pole Spring: 18.5 mi
- Beartrap Spring: 20.0 mi
- Marlin Spring: 20.5 mi
- Dishpan Spring: 23.1 mi
Parks: 4
- Island Park: 10.9 mi
- Town Square Park: 11.0 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 11.6 mi
- City Park: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Red Rock: 12.7 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Goldbug Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Leesburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | ENE 74° | 3,234 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | E 85° | 3,154 m | 21.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 82° | 3,134 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | ENE 62° | 3,134 m | 22.3 mi |
| Freeman Peak | E 80° | 3,132 m | 20.4 mi |
| Center Mountain | E 89° | 3,113 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount McGuire | W 262° | 3,075 m | 24.0 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | ENE 73° | 3,065 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:08 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salmon-ksra, 12 mi away.
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