Argentine Peak

Coordinates: 39°36′44″N 105°46′38″W / 39.6122095°N 105.7770941°W / 39.6122095; -105.7770941
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Argentine Peak
Argentine Peak, July 2006
Highest point
Elevation13,743 ft (4,189 m)[1][2]
Prominence638 ft (194 m)[3]
Isolation1.49 mi (2.40 km)[3]
Coordinates39°36′44″N 105°46′38″W / 39.6122095°N 105.7770941°W / 39.6122095; -105.7770941[1]
Geography
Argentine Peak is located in Colorado
Argentine Peak
Argentine Peak
LocationContinental Divide between
Clear Creek and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[4]
Parent rangeFront Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Montezuma, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

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.[1][2][3][4][5]

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.[6]

Mountain

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "SOUTH ARGENTINE RESET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Argentine Peak includes an adjustment of +1.830 m (+6.00 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Argentine Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Argentine Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Colorado's Summits – 13,000 to 13,999 feet". ClimbMountains.com. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
  6. ^ Edward L. Berthoud, On Rifts of Ice in the Rocks Near the Summit of Mt. McClellan, Colorado, and on the Different Limits of Vegetation on Adjoining Summits in the Territory, American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. XI, No, LXII (Feb. 1876); page 108.

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