We summited Argus Peak on March 4, 2026 as part of my quest to hit the high point of each of the top 15 mountain ranges in and around Death Valley National Park.
Below, I've archived each page of the log for anyone interested. If you have summited Argus Peak, or know someone who has, I'd love to hear your story in the comments!
Transcription will take place as time allows.
Darrell McKee
2-29-92
Ridgecrest, Ca.
Josh Nielson
2-29-92
Ridgecrest, Ca.
Elliott Moffat
2-29-92
Jeff Moffat
2-29-92
R/C CA 93555
Jonathan Walton, Barstow
2-29-92, Trona Ca.
Dan Nielson
2-29-92
Montez "Tess" Schultz
2/29/92 Ridgecrest CA
MARIA DRUMHELLER
2/29/92 Ridgecrest CA
Mark Walton
2-29-92
Long Beach, CA
IT WAS A NICE SLOW GREAT HIKE WITH SOME GOOD FRIENDS
THANX EVERYBODY
THE TRONA DAWG
March 8, 1992
3 Mi. from Great Falls, Basin
Cold! Clouds just lifted from Summit.
Greg Vernon 3x
3-14-92
Phil Norwood
Kirk Winterly
George Humlatt
Great hike - Beautiful day - Best of friends
Thank you Lord for the opportunity to enjoy this incredible life.
3/28/92
Richard Gossett
Trona
I finally made it!!
- Hello to Tom -
3/28/92
Paul Gossett
Trona CA
2 hours 45 minutes
(Also eating lunch)
All the way up this time
My Autograph!
[signature]
After running 12 miles and hiking this all in 5 days.
Curt Goins 3/28/92
2 hours and 45 min.
First and last time!
Gary Emmt 3/28/92
Dave Goins also hiked with us but he didn't want to sign. Well I signed for him. Paul Gossett 3/28/92
4-26-92 San Diego Sierra Club
Dennis Richards DPS-23
Mark Adrean DPS-42
KJ RUSSELL GLAVIS DPS-35
Suzanne Booker DPS-31
Ken Olson x2
5-14-92
Layman Gatts
1 hr 46 min
Nice day 5-14-92
Jeff Moffat
GOOD HIKE
5/16/92
Richard Gossett x2
good hike, put up Argus Peak sign
ELV 6562
Hope this stays up here
5/16/92 with A. Gossett
Ed Hammon. It feels like a conquest to me. From Ridgecrest.
Randy McGirr
5/30/92
alone but not quite
Jason Laughlin
Joey Sayre
Joshua S
David & Ball
No trail. I think we came the wrong way!!!
Nolan + David Brown
11-9-92
Ridgecrest
[drawing of stick figures on mountain]
Scott W Reene
1-3-93
First peak New Year
Ridgecrest
Deb Ingram
Jan. 8 1993
Ridgecrest
Snowy!
Dan Harris - Ridgecrest 1/3/93
Douglas J Harris - Why?
Mar 6, 1993 BSA Troop 291 Ridgecrest
[drawing of faces labeled: Dan, Abe, Justin, Matt, Andrew]
Mount Scoutmoore by: Abe Souza
Abe Souza = 14 yrs
Matt Adkles T291
Justin Buckley
Dan Vosgy Jr.
Andrew M. = 13 yrs
Frank Monastero
Dan Harris
JOHN VEAZEY
Scott Taylor
3/6/93
Ridgecrest, CA
3-7-93
DALE VAN DALSEM 3x DPS-29
Judy Ware DPS-87
Mar 14th 1993
Beautiful view 360°
LARRY INGLE
JOANNE INGLE
DIXIE GREEN
HOWARD DERRICKSON
JOANN BARBEE
Harvey Nelson
Thank God!
20 MARCH CLMRG
Steve Pappas Jr.
Robby Dow
Mike Myers
Bob Reckard W
Bob Runkle
Walter Gyula
Al Gyula
SCOTT J MONEYPENNY
Frank Sanford
MARIA LUM
LINDA FINCO
HI Guys !!!
Debbie Breitenstein
Tom Sturgodell THIS IS GREAT
Loren Castro
April 10, 1993
BEAUTIFUL DAY, SLIGHT BREEZE, 65°, CAN SEE WHITNEY EASILY
MESAS LOOK LIKE GOLF COURSES MUST BRING DRIVERS AND BALLS NEXT TIME.
Gary D. Johnson with Jony V. Homer and his yellow LAB JET FROM RIDGECREST
Danny Polman 2x
Little breeze, easy climb. 1 hour 40 min.
4-19-92 Dan Polman
Trona - Nice Day - No wind
4-25-92 CMC
Babee Hoffmann
Harry Tidball 2x
ERIK SIERING DPS-#22
Greg Roach
Mirna A. Roach
Scott Janin
Lori Olson
Barbara Cohen DPS-44
4-25-93
George Palfalvy + Anita Dale
Ridgecrest, CA
1st peak this year.
Got to get in shape!
6-6-93 - Sunday
Nice day. Big storm yesterday left snow on distant hills. Very cool. Distant hills. Very cool for June. Jesus loves you!! Have a nice life.
Bucko
10/17/93
Third peak this year. Supposed to try Whitney but weather was bad so we decided to do Argus! Cool, partly cloudy. We started way down in Homewood Canyon about 10:00. It's 1:30 now. Walked a rough route!
Bill Martin - Ridgecrest (with Loren)
Loren Castro CLMRG
Nov. 7, 1993
Tina Slough 44
Saw a bobcat near 5216'!
November 28, 1993
Northern Alpine Section, Mother Lode Chapter, Sierra Club.
Ascent from Homewood Canyon via Crow Canyon and Northwest Ridge. A good scramble - much different from Tucki, which we climbed yesterday.
Howard Steidtmann
Tobi Tyler
December 4, 1993
R. Pfeiffer DPS-71
Clear & very windy
4 hours to summit
12/12/93 Scott Taylor Ridgecrest
12/17/93 D.B. Joy "Yeti"
21 DECEMBER 93 - 11:20 AM
Alterio "BILL" Banks El Negro
Beautiful, sunny, cool day. Up from mine via Crow Cyn. Climbed with old desert bighorn again, Steve
We first climbed it together 1963, same way.
Richard S. (Steve) Smith
Followed route from Ruth Mine that Bill and I did in 1/66. Still great hike.
Ridgecrest, CA 4x
Jan. 16, 1994 From Ruth mine
Vic Henney 2x DPS-85
50 years old today! Happy Birthday, Vic!
Sue Wyman Henney 3x
Evelyn Rehor 2x
Phil Rehor 11x
Celebrated Vic's birthday here on top with Chardonnay - also a toast to Dale Von Dalsen who died last weekend - our good friend & a great leader.
Jan. 5, 94 - all of us 12:54
Chris Macomb
Joseph M. Riccio
[illegible] Look great smells fine
Jan 5, 94
Patrick Macomb
Peter T. Canning
2-27-94
THIN HIGH CLOUDS
CALM, 65° NICE
Jony Homer 3rd time here
Gregg E. Boske 1st time
Ron Schiller 1st time
3/11/94
Another Great Basin WSA monitoring trip. Cool, breezy but nice. Up from Ruth Mine.
Richard (Steve) Smith 6x
Debbie Smith
Tom Budlong
Shane S. Smith
Ridgecrest, LA
4/1/94
"Big John" Gossett
Finally climbed this fucken mountain!
4/1/94
Alan Gregory Kirk
Climbed this mountain. Beautiful day! Excellent views.
17 April 1994
CMC trip submitted by Dale Van Dalsem & hiked in his memory.
Dave Dufferman
Khata R. Stoenean DPS-82
RICH GNAGY
Judy [O'Hare?] 2x
Jim Fujimoto DPS-137
TOM SAKAI
Lenora Wills
Deb Kockance
Ron Young 2x
Pete Yamagata, Sacramento, DPS
3 3/4 hr to top from Homewood Canyon
April 3rd, 1994
5th time to Argus Peak. Very windy and hazy. Still a beautiful view.
Rick Schmid
P.S. Great companions too!!
April 3rd, 1994
1st time on this beautiful mountain, great views.
Jonathan Schmid
P.S. Saw 3 wild horses.
APRIL 3RD, 1994
ERIC SCHMID
April 3rd, 1994
Easter Sunday
(National Dead Rattler day)
Bitchin' weather
Bitchin' peak
Bitchin' view
May 8, 1994
Terry Flood DPS-85
CARLSBAD, CA
Carol Snyder DPS-30
Mark Bender ??
May 15, 1994
Peter Doggett #16
Patty Kline DPS-64
8/17/94
Jan Schuley
China Lake
11-25-94 8:30 am
Up for crow (drive in)
Dan Richter DPS-82
Dec. 4, 1994 1:25 pm DPS-45?
Steve Tabor
Up from road end at Coyote Falls. Steep go at bottom, better since. Water in G.F. Basin in several places. Leaves turning yellow! Stratocumulus clouds, windy 46°. Great lenticulars!
28 December 94 Clear and cold?
Stan Kauch [Crauches]
Ridgecrest, California
David Harris
Santa Clara, CA
Dan Harris / Ridgecrest CA
Beautiful winter day!
Billy Mills
Seabeck, WA.
Tim Veazey & Dad
Craig, CO | Ridgecrest
Jason Leiron 9 years old, 1st time Bakersfield CA.
Wayne Leiron 30 [years?] 1st time, Bakersfield CA.
Bill Reinke 1st time
Trona CA.
Kirk [crossed out] Heseman
1 of many
Cathy Heseman
1 of many
2/18/95 Scott Taylor
Ridgecrest, CA
3/6/95 Dan Polante
Trona
12 Mar 95 - DPS-51 - Doug Jones From Ruth Mine
25 March 95
Dan Harris - Ridgecrest
From Wilson Canyon
JOHN VEAZEY - RIDGECREST
WILSON CANYON MUCH LONGER THAN CROW CANYON. TOOK 4.5 HRS FROM WATER HOLE AT ROADS END. 4000 FT. ELE. GAIN.
April 1, 1995
Jeff Schwartz - Trona
First time won't be the last! Beautiful day and view. Robin and Stephen I'm draggin' ya up here!
Pat Phillips 4/1/95
Nice day! Camping out. Barbecue steaks for dinner. Yukon Jack.
Brian Gorlit 4/1/95
Great day! 2nd time here. With good Trona people.
Niel Gormond 4/1/95
1st time. Same thing.
Phil Norwood 4-1-95
Bob Pitman 4-1-95
Trona CA.
April Fools - Spent the night.
6-4-95 Dana Burks, NOLS '72
Warmup for Babo next week. Time for nap. What happened to the "old" register (pre-'85)?
Oct 6-95
Jeanette Vincent Age 66 Total 341 pk DPS-75
Ted Bracket Age 65 544 pk DPS-85
Beautiful day
11-11-95
Bob Tomlinson
Andy Klest
SAW WILD HORSE HERD ON WEST SIDE.
18 NOVEMBER 95
CLEAR, WARM. UP FROM HOMEWOOD CYN.
ALERID "BILL" BANKS 59 YRS 77 OLD IN 1 WK << EL NEGRO, EN SOLEDAD >>
2 WEEKS AGO WAS CLIMBING NEAR CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA AND IN DRAKENBURG MTNS, CATHEDRAL PK BETWEEN JOHANNESBURG & DURBAN - GOOD CLIMBING.
26 Nov 95
CLMRG
Scott J. Moneypenny
2x - Ridgecrest
Bob Huey
11/7/98
Nice hike. Incredible views. Came up by myself. Got [lost/disoriented?] a couple times. Want to do Sawtooth & Sentinel peaks next.
Chad Labarre
Ridgecrest, CA
P.S. Since the other pen has "died" I will donate this Technical & Office Support Services pen that I brought up.
1-20-96
Geoff Lindsay 1st time
Beautiful sunny day
Dan Harris - Ridgecrest CA
1/20/96
BILL HALL
NICE DAY - NICE HIKE
Denah Bares
Dan Veazey
Matt [Jubbes?] 3x what a trip!
Nice.
Joe Roberts
Peter Zarras-madest
Finally! 1/26/96
JOHN VEAZEY
1/26/96
Winnie Nelson
Michael Renta
Jerry Nichols
B.J. Holden
BOB PHEYSEY
Carol Buse
Bob Gleeson
[illegible] Glenn
Joe Oliver
Pat Oliver
Someday I'm a dog!
44° 12:55
Charlotte & Erica are not here
7 April 96 Warm. Maturango yesterday
Lori Nell Lando DPS-42
Eric Beck DPS-58
Lots of pinyon jays
May 1, 1996 Weds.
Came up from Homewood Canyon. Very warm. Maybe 100°. Great views! Very hidden summit.
Bob MacDonald Oxnard
May 25, 1996
John Cheslick DPS-50+
2 3/4 [hrs] from Homewood
Dreaming of the Sierras!
Donna Chelslick DPS-25+
Up from Homewood
Mike Jockel
G. Brown
7 Nov 96
21 Dec 96
CLMRG OPBG
Walter Rankle
Whitney Wonke
Joanne [Kencunner]
Helen L [Huntley?]
[illegible]
Bob [illegible]
WERNER THIEBER
TOM ROSEMAN WI
Cindy & Art
Jan 1-97
Happy New Year
Dan Polman Trona
Jan 18, 97
Beautiful day. Lot of snow coming up.
John Veazey
Don & Barb Bouilleau
Feb 9, 1997
Vic Henney! 3x
Sue Wyman Henney 4x
Tom Summer DPS-91
(6 to go!!)
Feb 22, 1997 Scott Taylor
Ridgecrest, CA
Yildiz Eldirim Plевme
Yalova - Istanbul, Turkey
Mike Rusbeck
3-1-97
RON HILL 6x 3 hrs
Aaron Connor
PHILIP
GREG CONNOR
Richard L. Gossett 4x
3/1/97 Trona
DPS-145
Praise the Lord from His mountain tops
Kim Rusbeck 3/1/97
Good hike. Love it.
1st
over
Mar - 12 - 1997
Dean Acheson
Pat Acheson
& Gozer - K9
Remote trip
Beautiful day lots of wildflowers
15 Mar 97
George Palfalvy
Anita Dale
Ridgecrest, CA
Mar 29, 1997
PCS - Sierra Club
Comet watch & peak climb
Debbie Bulger Santa Cruz
(1997)
PCS - Larry Hester
Saratoga, CA. Comet watch - Argus - Telescope. 3/29/97-4/1/97
Larry's friend: Patricia Crane
What a glorious Easter weekend! Spring has sprung and so has my spirit! Renewed again!
3/29/1997
My 2nd peak climb ever. Wow!
3-30-97
John McCully
Sue Holloway
4-15-97
We climbed from Indian Joe on a night hike and stopped up canyon at Allen springs. The next day we went to Willow Springs and today we made it up from the back side. It's nice to fulfill a dream.
Susanne Millman
Torrance, CA
MPE
4-15-97
We made it!
[smiley face drawing]
Ashley Sheenan
Redondo Beach CA
4-15-97
We finally did it - a goal all of us conquered. We stink, are scratched up but we did it.
Karen M. Falk
Lomita, CA
MPE
M.P.E.
G.I. Joe
Ken Green
The First Nomad Pa
4-15-97
P.S. Thanks Vic for the boots.
Jean - you made this trip possible, even though you couldn't come. We owe it to you for organizing the trip and making the trail mix that fueled us up the hill. P.S. Karen's going to pee on Argus for you.
Nomads
April 15, 1997
It's my 25th wedding anniversary today! My love let me come on this trip so I could do this. I love you Jerry. Thanks to my dad too. I know your spirit was with me the whole time. I wore your hat.
Norma LeRoy
MPE '97
April 26, 1997
Jerry Higgins Pacific Beach
1 Down, 96 to go!
Virginia Columbus
Nov 15, 1997 Up from Crow Cyn - Good day and good group -
VIC ROBINETT
MPE
11/15/97 1st Explorer Post ascent of Argus. Ah yeah!
Explorer Post 1046 Torrance
Jean "Bean" Pickard
We finally made it to Argus Peak! It took a few tries but today we bagged it from the north side. Looking at the scenery - I think I'm in love man! Yeah!!
Sharon Stello
11/15/97 3:15 pm
Explorer Post 1046
It's cold!! And starting to rain - see you later.
11/15/97
Second assault on Argus. I think this the only way I haven't climbed it. No new weapon depot.
Susanne Millman
11/15/97 - A remarkable orientation with great company.
Steve Myerson
11-15-97 1st time bagging a peak! Freezing cold, about to rain, and loving it! Everything tastes good up here!! Can't wait to come back.
Jill Miller
Redondo Bch / Santa Barbara
11/29/97
JOHN VEAZEY
Peter Zarra (Happy Thanksgiving)
DON BOULLEAR
11/29/97
Marilee Boullear
Kirksville, Mo.
Barbara Boullear
Dan Harris - Ridgecrest CA - Perfect day
Roland Buchs 11/29/97
Eric Toler 12/7/98
Mike Myers, AC GREEN
Carol Burge - Foggy! Snowy! Carol DID A GREAT JOB TOO!
12/26/97
Jan [illegible]
China Lake CA
29 Dec 1997
The Harrises of Ridgecrest CA
Dan (the olde fart)
Douglas (the young fart)
David (the middle fart)
1/3/98 Gary Craig DPS-48
Oops - signed the wrong can first!
2/13/98
Bob Huy
Bob Rockwell
[illegible]
From Wilson Canyon
3 hrs 50 min
April 1, 95
Jonathan Schmid
Great view
April 1st, 1995
Because it's here!
Rick Schmid
3-14-98 David Leth
Cold & windy
Canyon Country, CA
