Lee Ghost Town

Inyo County, California36.6047, -116.6848

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Death Valley National Park · Open to visitors

Nearest town
12 miAmargosa Valley, NV
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
5.6 miLeeland
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Lee. No free-licensed photo yet.

Lee is a former settlement in Inyo County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miAmargosa ValleyLee
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Lee. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Amargosa Valley, NV, about 12 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Vegas, NV, 83 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Leeland5.6 mi east
  2. Schwaub7.2 mi south
  3. Chloride City13 mi northwest
  4. Harmony Borax Works14 mi southwest
  5. Carrara14 mi north
  6. Gold Center19 mi north
  7. Bullfrog21 mi northwest
  8. Rhyolite22 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

National Park Service: Death Valley National Park

PAD-US places this spot on Death Valley National Park, land managed by the National Park Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Pahrump Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5932Jan6335Feb7040Mar7846Apr8755May9763Jun10471Jul10168Aug9560Sep8248Oct6837Nov5830DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.2 inMay: 0.1 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.2 inAug: 0.2 inSep: 0.2 inOct: 0.2 inNov: 0.2 inDec: 0.4 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Amargosa Farms-Garey. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Amargosa Farms-Garey station (USC00260150), 13 miles away. About 3.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationInyo County, California
Coordinates36.60470, -116.68480
Also known asLee, California
SourcesWikidata Q6512836 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Lee ghost town?

In Inyo County, California, at 36.6047, -116.6848. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Amargosa Valley, NV, about 12 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Vegas, NV, 83 miles away.

Can you visit Lee?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Death Valley National Park, land managed by the National Park Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Pahrump Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Lee?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Amargosa Farms-Garey. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Lee?

Yes. Leeland (5.6 mi), Schwaub (7.2 mi), Chloride City (13 mi), Harmony Borax Works (14 mi).

More ghost towns in California

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