Ghost town · California
Leon
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
Attractions
- Splash Pad: 5.6 mi
- Arcade: 6.1 mi
- Premier Party Room: 6.1 mi
- Crayon Jump House: 6.1 mi
- Kids Trampoline Arena: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Bell Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bachelor Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hogbacks: 4.0 mi
- Double Butte: 5.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.7 mi
Springs: 46
- Adobe Spring: 3.5 mi
- Iodine Spring: 7.3 mi
- Dripping Springs: 13.7 mi
- Pechanga Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Lion Spring: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 43
- 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
Museums: 21
- Wings and Rotors Air Museum: 4.4 mi
- Western Science Center: 8.3 mi
- Temecula Valley Museum: 10.2 mi
- Pennypickle's Workshop Museum: 10.5 mi
- Southern California Railway Museum: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 19
- School Garden: 4.3 mi
- Prayer Garden: 5.5 mi
- Student Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Romantic Garden: 11.0 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Double Butte County Park: 5.3 mi
- Four Seasons Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Sylvan Meadows Multi-Use Area: 12.4 mi
- Emerson Oaks Reserve: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Juror Patio Tables: 4.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Employee Break Area: 8.6 mi
- Area B: 16.3 mi
- Area A: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 9
- Horse: 6.8 mi
- Ram Head: 7.3 mi
- A Child's Wonderland: 10.0 mi
- Old Town Arch: 10.5 mi
- Historic Fire Wagon 28: 10.6 mi
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
- Pinacate: 10.7 mi
- Willard: 15.3 mi
- Terra Cotta: 15.6 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Perris Beach: 15.9 mi
- Moreno Beach: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Oak Cliff: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Brookside Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Leon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuilla Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,719 m | 19.6 mi |
| Little Cahuilla Mountain | E 98° | 1,535 m | 17.6 mi |
| Agua Tibia Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,454 m | 17.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 93° | 1,393 m | 15.3 mi |
| Angelus Hill | NE 53° | 1,248 m | 18.8 mi |
| Dellamont | NE 41° | 1,231 m | 16.6 mi |
| Claremont | NE 38° | 1,181 m | 16.1 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | W 263° | 1,095 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jacinto, 13 mi away.
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