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Leliter

Ghost town · Kern County, California

Inyokern quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Inyokern quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leliter is a ghost town in Kern County, California. It is one of 50 former communities in Kern County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leliter as a historical populated place on the Inyokern topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.7105° N, 117.8303° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleInyokern
Elevation2,301 ft
Nearest living townInyokern, CA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1670226
Coordinates35.71051, -117.83035

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What's there now

Leliter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Inyokern, CA (population 958), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,301 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Leliter?

Leliter is in Kern County, California, at 35.7105, -117.8303.

How many ghost towns are in Kern County?

Kern County, California has 50 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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