Argentine Limestone Outcrop
Argentine Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosedale Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Spirit of Kansas City passes 3.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Just to the east of the tree on the east side of the road, is an 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 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Spirit of Kansas City
- 4.9 mi off the Cliff Drive
- 9.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kaw Point · 4 mi
- Scarrit Point · 6 mi
- Bird Watching Blind · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rosedale Park: 0.2 mi
- Fisher Park: 0.4 mi
- Mount Marty Park: 0.7 mi
- 3625 Park: 0.9 mi
- Westburrow Park and Nature Trail: 1.1 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 0.2 mi
- Badger Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Hertha-Bethany Falls-Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 6.5 mi
- Winterset Limestone Outcrop: 6.6 mi
- Westerville Limestone Outcrop: 6.7 mi
- Rosedale: 0.4 mi
- Marcus Aurelius: 0.4 mi
- KC Skyline Mural: 1.0 mi
- Yellow Bench: 1.2 mi
- Blockhead: 1.2 mi
- Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch: 0.7 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Historical Marker: 1.7 mi
- West Port, Missouri: 1.7 mi
- The Pioneers: 1.7 mi
- East Building: 1.5 mi
- Concorde Nose: 2.7 mi
- Hallmark Visitors Center: 2.9 mi
- Pedestal Mounted Traffic Light: 3.1 mi
- American Jazz Walk of Fame: 4.1 mi
- Harris-Kearney House: 1.9 mi
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.1 mi
- Money Museum: 2.4 mi
- National WWI Museum and Memorial: 2.7 mi
- The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures: 2.7 mi
- School Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rosedale Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Valentine Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
- Heartland Overlook Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Green Hills of Platte Wildlife Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Northwood Park: 9.9 mi
- Charlotte Sawyers Nature Area: 11.9 mi
- Saeger Woods Conservation Area: 12.1 mi
- Overland Park: 13.1 mi
- Overland Park: 13.1 mi
- Arsenal Hill: 15.3 mi
- Bowler Hill: 16.8 mi
- Nebo Hill: 17.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Line Creek Double Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 18.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 20.6 mi
- Quindaro Townsite: 7.2 mi
- Delaware City: 17.2 mi
- Powell: 23.4 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 21.2 mi
- Little Platte Swim Beach: 24.6 mi
- Watts Mill: 7.9 mi
- Family Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Pioneer Spring: 11.6 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 | SSE 152° | 342 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 315° | 336 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bowler Hill | SE 133° | 330 m | 16.8 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 53° | 291 m | 17.9 mi |
| Monkey Mountain | E 98° | 289 m | 23.9 mi |
| Minter Hill | E 100° | 288 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sni-A-Bar Point | E 97° | 286 m | 23.9 mi |
| Arsenal Hill | NE 49° | 277 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas City Dwtn AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12765419150
Day trips start here
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Kansas City Area · 4 mi
- Kansas City · 4 mi
- Overland Park · 6 mi
- Lenexa · 9 mi
- Independence · 11 mi
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