Argus Peak
Argus Peak rises to 2,000 m in California. Maturango Peak stands 2,670 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Argus Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35724387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2000 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Argus Spring: 1.1 mi
- Deep Canyon Spring: 1.3 mi
- Moscow Spring: 1.9 mi
- Arrastra Spring: 1.9 mi
- North Fork Spring: 1.9 mi
- Reilly Site: 11.5 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 13.9 mi
- Panamint City: 15.5 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 17.9 mi
- Barker Ranch: 20.1 mi
- Petroglyphs on Flagstone: 19.9 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 19.9 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 20.0 mi
- Rock Circles: 20.0 mi
- Petroglyph Panels: 20.0 mi
- Point of Rocks: 6.5 mi
- Fish Head Rocks: 12.9 mi
- Volcano Butte: 14.4 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 15.3 mi
- Lone Butte: 15.5 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 7.6 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 19.7 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 19.7 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 20.0 mi
- Pearson Park: 20.0 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 17.5 mi
- China Lake Museum: 17.5 mi
- China Lake Museum: 19.7 mi
- Maturango Museum: 19.8 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 16.8 mi
- plane: 18.1 mi
- plane: 18.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 18.7 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 24.6 mi
- Valley Wells: 6.6 mi
- Ballarat: 18.4 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 7.6 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Argus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maturango Peak | N 352° | 2,670 m | 18.7 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | N 352° | 2,662 m | 17.4 mi |
| Parrot Point | N 353° | 2,540 m | 16.1 mi |
| Slims Peak | ENE 57° | 2,154 m | 21.0 mi |
| Manly Peak | ENE 77° | 2,133 m | 19.0 mi |
| Louisiana Butte | NW 324° | 2,069 m | 16.6 mi |
| Volcano Butte | NW 310° | 1,791 m | 14.4 mi |
| Needle Peak | E 84° | 1,749 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 238696 — Argus Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358779882
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