Argentine Peak, Mountain summit in Colorado, US
Argentine Peak is a 13,743-foot (4,189 m) thirteener in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in Arapaho National Forest about 8.5 miles southwest by south of Georgetown, Colorado. Its summit lies on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties, roughly 1 mile south of Argentine Pass.
The mountain was named after the Argentine District, Colorado's first major silver mining area, with the name derived from the Latin word argentum meaning silver. The region reached its peak during the silver boom that drove settlement and development.
The peak and nearby Argentine Pass take their names from the Argentine District, Colorado's first major silver mining district; argentum is Latin for silver, after the ore found in the area. The summit lies on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties, about 1 mile south of the pass.
Argentine Peak lies 8.5 miles southwest by south of Georgetown, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties, about 1 mile south of Argentine Pass. The summit is reached on foot; the old mining roads around Leavenworth Creek serve as access routes. Snow and storms make summer the usual season.
Argentine Peak lies on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties, about 1 mile south of Argentine Pass. Both the peak and the pass take their name from the Argentine District, Colorado's first major silver mining district, after argentum, the Latin word for silver.
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