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Overlook
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West Face - class 5.11 - John Pease, Steve
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391:North Face. Layton Kor named this tower.
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46:4,750 ft (1,448 m)
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79:0.28 mi (0.45 km)
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837:2007HESS...11.1633P
648:"Argon Tower, Utah"
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85:Coordinates
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1076:Categories
680:2024-09-06
627:References
385:Layton Kor
310:Layton Kor
95:38°37′59″N
69:(4,735 ft)
52:Prominence
1042:Geography
985:Park road
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806:West Face
704:, p. 156.
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615:See also
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308:1964 by
298:Climbing
280:Jurassic
255:Topo map
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