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Argyle

Argyle from directly overhead

Argyle is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,942 m. Monte Cristo Peak stands 2,787 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobsen Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Rich County, Utah

The record

What the record says

Founded
1875
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.62694, -111.20528

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Jacobsen Springs: 0.7 mi
  • Jacobsen Springs: 0.7 mi
  • Dry Canyon Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 3.9 mi
  • City Spring: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Sugarloaf: 1.4 mi
  • Limestone Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Little Long Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Rex Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Monument Peak: 8.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Randolph Camp Historical Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Ideal Beach Commons: 21.4 mi
  • Garden City Park: 23.6 mi
  • AJ Park: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Cristo PeakSW 229°2,787 m21.5 mi
Mount McKinnonSW 232°2,770 m19.7 mi
Eccles PeakSW 235°2,757 m16.3 mi
Temple PeakNW 309°2,743 m21.9 mi
Little MonteSW 228°2,730 m21.9 mi
Red Spur MountainW 272°2,703 m10.7 mi
Pine ButteSW 217°2,662 m21.8 mi
Baldy PeakSW 220°2,637 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5120:2121:03
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:4916:1416:58

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930394756646253412918
Precip in1.21.01.11.31.91.10.81.21.31.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph, 3 mi away.

Sources

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