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Argenta Rim

Argenta Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Argenta Rim is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,941 m. Mount Lewis stands 2,950 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoshone Point, a peak 3.8 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1941 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.66130, -116.60287
Around it

49 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Shoshone Point: 3.8 mi
  • Argenta Butte: 6.4 mi
  • Argenta Point: 7.8 mi
  • Stony Point: 12.1 mi
  • Shoshone Mesa: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 4
  • White House Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Mud Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Rock Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Indian Box Spring: 21.9 mi
Parks: 4
  • Crescent Valley Community Park: 17.1 mi
  • Elquist Park: 17.8 mi
  • Duck Pond Park: 17.8 mi
  • Borealis Park: 18.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • The Geysers: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Belaustegui Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Lander County Convention & Tourism Authority: 17.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Argenta Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LewisSW 217°2,950 m22.4 mi
Havingdon PeakSSW 208°2,497 m20.8 mi
Bullion MountainSSW 200°2,429 m21.5 mi
Bald MountainSSW 202°2,421 m18.4 mi
Granite MountainSSW 202°2,416 m20.7 mi
Bens PeakSW 222°2,385 m20.0 mi
Marys MountainENE 74°2,345 m18.5 mi
O'Haras PeakSSW 202°2,329 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1619:4020:22
September equinox06:3518:0918:45
December solstice07:0815:3916:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283442475664737162493728
Precip in0.90.80.91.11.30.60.20.10.50.60.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357544767

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