Mount McGhan

Mount McGhan
Northeast aspect reflected in Crescent Lake
Highest point
Elevation	4,730 ft (1,442 m) [1]
Prominence	2,110 ft (643 m) [2]
Parent peak	Axis Peak [2]
Isolation	2.27 mi (3.65 km) [1]
Coordinates	60°25′59″N149°32′44″W / 60.43301°N 149.545469°W / 60.43301; -149.545469 [1]
Naming
Etymology	Bruce McGhan
Geography
Mount McGhan Location in Alaska
Interactive map of Mount McGhan
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Protected area	Chugach National Forest
Parent range	Kenai Mountains
Topo map	USGS Seward B-7
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous [3]
Rock type	Metasedimentary rock [3]

Mount McGhan is a 4,730-foot-elevation (1,442-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States.

Description

Mount McGhan is located on the Kenai Peninsula on land managed by Chugach National Forest. ^[1] It is set 23 miles (37 km) north of the city of Seward in the Kenai Mountains. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,275 feet (998 meters) above Crescent Lake in one mile (1.6 km), and 4,300 feet (1,311 meters) above Kenai Lake in two miles (3.2 km). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into these two lakes which are part of the Kenai River drainage basin. The mountain was named in 1988 after Bruce McGhan (1953–1986) at the request of his widow, Debra McGhan, with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly supporting the proposal to honor her late husband who died in an industrial accident. ^[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount McGhan is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. ^[5] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Kenai Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

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  Southeast aspect of Mount McGhan across Kenai Lake
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  Northwest aspect from frozen Crescent Lake

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• Geology of Alaska

References

1. "Mount McGhan, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
2. "Mount McGhan, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-10-26.
3. Geologic map of the central Kenai Peninsula, Researchgate.net, Retrieved 2024-10-26.
4. Kenai Peninsula Borough Resolution 88-24, Retrieved 2024-10-26.
5. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

External links

• Mount McGhan: Weather forecast