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Leon is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Cahuilla Mountain stands 1,719 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park 1.0 miles away.

Ghost town in Riverside County, California, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates33.64140, -117.11400

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mira Park: 1.7 mi
  • Victory Park: 1.7 mi
  • Heritage Ranch Park: 1.8 mi
  • Canterwood Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Springs: 49
  • Adobe Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Iodine Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Grandma Juanita: 5.4 mi
  • Flagpole Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Unborn Child Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Veterans / Active Troops / Fallen Heroes Memorial Cross: 7.8 mi
  • Memorial Flags: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 24
Museums: 21
Artworks: 18
  • Horse: 6.8 mi
  • Horse: 6.8 mi
  • S: 7.3 mi
  • M: 7.3 mi
  • M: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 14.2 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Leon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cahuilla MountainESE 104°1,719 m19.6 mi
Little Cahuilla MountainE 98°1,535 m17.6 mi
Agua Tibia MountainSSE 155°1,454 m17.7 mi
Red MountainE 93°1,393 m15.3 mi
Angelus HillNE 53°1,248 m18.8 mi
DellamontNE 41°1,231 m16.6 mi
ClaremontNE 38°1,181 m16.1 mi
San Mateo PeakW 263°1,095 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:3919:2620:03
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:5016:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535458616773798076685952
Precip in2.72.81.70.80.50.10.20.10.30.50.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jacinto, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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