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Leete

Leete from directly overhead

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. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

ghost town in Nevada, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates39.74111, -119.05556

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
  • 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
Beaches: 4
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Freeman Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Rock Blind Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Lost Spring: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Statue of Liberty: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trinity Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virginia PeakW 273°2,514 m21.5 mi
Pah Rah MountainW 280°2,507 m22.5 mi
Pond PeakWSW 254°2,448 m22.5 mi
Juniper PeakWNW 299°2,175 m7.7 mi
Two TipsWSW 252°2,131 m6.4 mi
Nightingale Mountains High PointNNW 334°2,115 m23.3 mi
Nache PeakNNW 332°1,985 m20.1 mi
Green HillWSW 256°1,980 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:09
June solstice05:2919:4820:28
September equinox06:4518:1918:55
December solstice07:1515:5316:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333845515867767464524133

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadsworth 4 N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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