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Argentine Peak

Argentine Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Argentine Peak rises to 4,186 m in Colorado. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Wilcox, a peak 1.1 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Argentine Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,743-foot (4,189 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 8.5 miles (13.6 km) southwest by south (bearing 211°) of Georgetown, Colorado, United States. The summit lies on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. The peak is approximately 1 mile south of Argentine Pass. The peak and the pass take their names from the Argentine District, Colorado's first major silver mining district. Argentum is the Latin word for silver, for the silver ore found in the area.

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Wikidata Q4789422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4186 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.61221, -105.77723

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Wilcox: 1.1 mi
  • Square Top Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Decatur Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Edwards: 1.9 mi
  • Ruby Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Dinger Park: 6.3 mi
  • Summit Lake: 7.3 mi
  • Library Corner Park: 7.8 mi
  • City Park: 8.0 mi
  • Gateway Park: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 39
Attractions: 36
  • Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 3.5 mi
  • Mount Blue Sky Summit: 7.4 mi
  • Abyss Trailhead: 7.8 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Country Boy Mine: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 21
  • George Rowe Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 7.7 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Summit Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 10.0 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Willow Creek falls: 19.2 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Elk Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Continental Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 15.3 mi
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Argentine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakNW 305°4,352 m2.6 mi
Torreys PeakNW 312°4,351 m3.2 mi
Mount Blue SkyESE 103°4,350 m7.3 mi
Mount BierstadtESE 109°4,287 m6.1 mi
Mount SpaldingE 98°4,222 m6.5 mi
Mount EdwardsNNW 332°4,218 m1.9 mi
Square Top MountainSSE 153°4,201 m1.5 mi
Bard PeakN 349°4,159 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222227334252575649392922
Precip in1.01.22.02.82.11.52.82.61.61.41.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabin Creek, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 182450 — Argentine Peak, Summit County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358919175

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