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Argentine Limestone Outcrop

Argentine Limestone Outcrop, seen from above at true elevation

Argentine Limestone Outcrop is a cliff in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Miller Hill stands 342 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Raytown Limestone Outcrop, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Cliff Drive passes 7.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Just below the top of the railroad cut, on the east side, 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).

The record

What the record says

Height
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.00911, -94.46538

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Museums
Parks
  • Sarah Colman-Livengood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Terry Copeland Park (under development): 1.2 mi
  • Timber Valley Park: 1.8 mi
  • Kenagy Park: 2.0 mi
  • Palmer Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Hippopotomus: 2.9 mi
  • Crocodile: 2.9 mi
  • Chimpanzees: 2.9 mi
  • Leopard Tortoise: 2.9 mi
  • Baboon: 3.0 mi
Artworks
  • Lamar Hunt: 3.0 mi
  • George Brett: 3.0 mi
  • Dick Howser: 3.0 mi
  • Frank White: 3.1 mi
  • Ewing and Muriel Kauffman: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Monarch Waystation: 2.9 mi
  • Manheim Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • The Q Garden;Quilombo: 6.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 12
  • Bowler Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Minter Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Arsenal Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Overland Park: 14.8 mi
  • Overland Park: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turkey Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Line Creek Double Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cedar Lake Falls: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pioneer Spring: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Swimming Beach: 6.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller HillS 174°342 m15.8 mi
Bowler HillSSE 156°330 m9.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 105°306 m17.3 mi
Schindorff HillSSE 148°297 m24.0 mi
Nebo HillNNE 23°291 m15.1 mi
Monkey MountainE 91°289 m15.2 mi
Minter HillE 92°288 m12.8 mi
Sni-A-Bar PointE 89°286 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283344546473777668564333
Precip in1.51.92.94.46.05.35.15.14.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12738888257

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