Ghost town · Nevada
Leete
Leete is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,231 m. Virginia Peak stands 2,514 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Tips, a peak 6.4 miles away. Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.74111, -119.05556
- 14.4 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
58 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 23
- Two Tips: 6.4 mi
- Desert Peak: 7.0 mi
- Juniper Peak: 7.7 mi
- Green Hill: 8.0 mi
- Polaris Mountain: 10.1 mi
Parks: 15
- Autumn Winds Park: 12.6 mi
- Fernley Out-of-Town Park: 13.2 mi
- Fernley Main Street Park: 13.4 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 13.5 mi
- Millennium Park: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Jessup: 16.6 mi
- White Plains: 17.0 mi
- Ragtown: 18.0 mi
- Trinity: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Soda Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
- Churchill Beach: 20.3 mi
- Virginia Beach: 23.3 mi
- Sixmile Beach: 23.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot: 13.5 mi
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum and Visitors Center: 17.4 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Freeman Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rock Blind Spring: 22.0 mi
- Lost Spring: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Fernley Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Statue of Liberty: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Marble Bluff: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Trinity Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- People of Humboldt: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Oats Park Arts Center: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leete. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Peak | W 273° | 2,514 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pah Rah Mountain | W 280° | 2,507 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pond Peak | WSW 254° | 2,448 m | 22.5 mi |
| Juniper Peak | WNW 299° | 2,175 m | 7.7 mi |
| Two Tips | WSW 252° | 2,131 m | 6.4 mi |
| Nightingale Mountains High Point | NNW 334° | 2,115 m | 23.3 mi |
| Nache Peak | NNW 332° | 1,985 m | 20.1 mi |
| Black Warrior Peak | NW 320° | 1,902 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadsworth 4 N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Fernley · 13 mi
- Fallon · 24 mi
- Silver Springs · 24 mi
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