Argentine Limestone Outcrop
Argentine Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Streamway Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
On the east side of the road a this point is a ca 200ft outcrop of Argentine Limestone, Wyandotte Formation, Middle Zarah Subgroup, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, Pennsylvanian System (late Carboniferous, ca 318-299m yrs ago).
What the record says
- Height
- 2.5 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 15.9 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 23.4 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 14 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 14 mi
- Scarrit Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Streamway Park: 0.4 mi
- Shawnee Mission Park: 0.9 mi
- 87th Lane Access Park: 0.9 mi
- Shawnee Mission Park Disc Golf: 1.2 mi
- Craig Crossing Park: 1.3 mi
- Monticello Community Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Legler Barn Museum: 2.9 mi
- Johnson County Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Legler Barn Museum: 3.5 mi
- The 1950's All - Electric House Museum: 3.5 mi
- "The Serpent": 2.9 mi
- Rolling Magic: 3.2 mi
- Chief Charles Bluejacket Statue: 5.6 mi
- Theb: 6.1 mi
- Embracing Heart: 6.4 mi
- AT&T Pocket Park: 6.1 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Clock Tower: 7.5 mi
- Cannon: 7.8 mi
- Grinter Place State Historic Site: 6.9 mi
- M101: 7.8 mi
- Candy Cane Lane: 8.5 mi
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead: 9.2 mi
- Atlas 9: 9.4 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 8.2 mi
- Badger Ridge: 9.9 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 11.3 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 11.3 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 14.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sar-Ko-Par Trails Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- K-State Garden Gallery: 4.7 mi
- Shanna Morrison Memorial Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- Helen S. Cuddy Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center Wilderness Area: 14.0 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
- Parma Woods Conservation Area: 15.6 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 16.0 mi
- Overland Park: 10.7 mi
- Overland Park: 10.7 mi
- Observation Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Blue Mound: 20.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 22.8 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 14.3 mi
- Delaware City: 17.2 mi
- Franklin: 19.9 mi
- Powell: 21.8 mi
- West Union: 24.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 9.5 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 18.5 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.9 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 22.1 mi
- Watts Mill: 11.4 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Argentine Limestone Outcrop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Hill | SE 124° | 342 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 343° | 336 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bowler Hill | ESE 106° | 330 m | 23.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | WSW 255° | 318 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Oread | W 267° | 316 m | 23.7 mi |
| Observation Bluff | WSW 248° | 277 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olathe 3E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12741911285
Day trips start here
- Lenexa · 5 mi
- Olathe · 7 mi
- Overland Park · 8 mi
- Kansas City · 13 mi
- Kansas City · 15 mi
- Kansas City Area · 15 mi
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