Argon Tower

The first ascent of the summit was made January 17, 1964, by Layton Kor, Bob Bradley, and Charlie Kemp via the North Face. Layton Kor named this tower. Other rock-climbing routes on Argon Tower: • North Northeast Arête - • West Face - class 5.11 - John Pease, Steve Cheyney - (1972) ==Climate==

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Argon Tower is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to experience Arches National Park, when highs average and lows average . Summer temperatures often exceed . Winters are cold, with highs averaging , and lows averaging . As part of a high desert region, it can experience wide daily temperature fluctuations. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain annually. ==Gallery==

File:Argon Tower, ne.jpg|Northeast aspect File:Argon Tower.jpg|Argon Tower to left, Tower of Babel (right) File:Park Avenue (45723501784).jpg|Argon Tower left of center File:Park Avenue (31199304087).jpg|Argon Tower centered File:Park Avenue in Arches National Park kz02.jpg|Argon Tower centered, south aspect, from Park Avenue Overlook File:Park Avenue Panoramic (8014077993).jpg|Argon Tower centered in the distance File:The Three Gossips, Park Avenue, Arches National Park (68895594).jpg|Argon Tower (left), Three Gossips (right) File:First light at Park Avenue. (8291524420).jpg|Argon Tower (left), Three Gossips, The Organ (right) File:Argon and Organ.jpg|Argon Tower (left), The Organ (right). Layton Kor named Argon Tower, but later in life couldn't recall the reason why he chose that name. Perhaps it was a play on words: Argon ← Organ File:Arches National Park - Utah - Three Gossips.jpg|Three Gossips (centered) and Argon Tower (left) viewed from the north File:Argon Tower se.jpg|Southeast aspect File:Jello and Argon.jpg|Jello Tower (lower left) and Argon Tower (upper right) File:Argon, Babel, Candelabrum.jpg|Argon Tower (left), Tower of Babel (centered), The Candelabrum (right) File:Argon Tower, north.jpg|Argon to right of center, viewed from north ==See also==