| Mount McGhan | |
| Elevation Ft: | 4730. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 2110. |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.27 |
| Etymology: | Bruce McGhan |
| Range: | Kenai Mountains |
| Parent Peak: | Axis Peak |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Alaska |
| Region: | Kenai Peninsula |
| Region Type: | Borough |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Chugach National Forest |
| Map: | USA Alaska |
| Label Position: | left |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 8 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map of Mount McGhan |
| Coordinates: | 60.433°N -149.5455°W |
| Topo: | USGS Seward B-7 |
| Age: | Cretaceous[3] |
| Rock: | Metasedimentary rock |
Mount McGhan is a 4730feet mountain summit in Alaska, United States.
Mount McGhan is located on the Kenai Peninsula on land managed by Chugach National Forest.[1] It is set 23miles north of the city of Seward in the Kenai Mountains. Although modest in elevation, topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3275abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Crescent Lake in one mile (1.6 km), and 4300abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Kenai Lake in 2miles. 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]
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.