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Mountain in Alaska, United States
Mount McGhan
Northeast aspect reflected in Crescent Lake
Highest point
Elevation4,730 ft (1,442 m)
Prominence2,110 ft (643 m)
Parent peakAxis Peak
Isolation2.27 mi (3.65 km)
Coordinates60°25′59″N 149°32′44″W / 60.43301°N 149.545469°W / 60.43301; -149.545469
Naming
EtymologyBruce McGhan
Geography
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Interactive map of Mount McGhan
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Protected areaChugach National Forest
Parent rangeKenai Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Seward B-7
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Rock typeMetasedimentary rock

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. 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.

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. 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

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

See also

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). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Places adjacent to Mount McGhan
Right Mountain Crescent Lake Mount Madson
Axis Peak
Peak 4759 Mount McGhan Seward Highway
Porcupine Island Kenai Lake Mount Adair
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