Abandoned Record
About Leadpoint
Leadpoint is a ghost town in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The town is located in the mountains southeast of Northport.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Leadpoint, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Leadpoint is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Leadpoint
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1929 Colville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1933 Colville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Leadpoint sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sandpoint sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Sandpoint sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Colville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Leadpoint sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Leadpoint
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Leadpoint, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6508790.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).