Precipitation runoff from Argon Tower drains to the nearby Colorado River via Courthouse Wash.

This landform was shown briefly in the opening scene credits of the 1989 American action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

The first ascent of the summit was made January 17, 1964, by Layton Kor, Bob Bradley, and Charlie Kemp via the class 5.9 North Face.

[7] Other rock-climbing routes on Argon Tower: According to the Köppen climate classification system, Argon Tower is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers.

As part of a high desert region, it can experience wide daily temperature fluctuations.