Mt McGhan Monument
Mt McGhan Monument is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 1,196 m. Andy Simons Mountain stands 1,893 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount McGhan, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sterling Highway passes 6.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Plaque and Stone Monument in Memory of Bruce Allen McGhan 1952-1986 (Ashes spread on mountain.)
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Sterling Highway
- 6.0 mi off the Seward Highway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Alaska Railroad
Overlooks nearby
- Tern Lake · 7 mi
- Lower Summit Lake Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount McGhan: 0.5 mi
- Axis Peak: 2.2 mi
- Pestle Peak: 2.9 mi
- Right Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Saddle Horn: 3.4 mi
- Tern Lake Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Cooper Landing Boat Launch: 9.5 mi
- K'Beq Footprints Heritage Site: 13.4 mi
- Two Lakes Park: 22.7 mi
- Waterfront Park Playground: 23.4 mi
- 1969 Russian River Fire and Mark Westover: 14.4 mi
- Russian River Rendezvous: 14.7 mi
- Benny Benson Memorial Park: 22.3 mi
- Good Friday Earthquake Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Seward Mariners' Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Alaska Rivers Company: 11.2 mi
- Alaskans at Cooper Landing: 11.4 mi
- Alaska Wildland Adventures: 11.4 mi
- Juneau Falls: 12.9 mi
- Russian River Falls: 14.7 mi
- William H Seward Bust: 23.4 mi
- Jujiro Wada Iditarod Trail Pioneer: 23.6 mi
- Allen Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Seward Community Garden by the Bay: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Mt McGhan Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Simons Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,893 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 125° | 1,881 m | 11.8 mi |
| Harrier Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,795 m | 13.8 mi |
| Shrike Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,793 m | 13.2 mi |
| Merlin Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,778 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mt Ascension | S 171° | 1,740 m | 12.5 mi |
| Lark Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,737 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bench Peak | NE 44° | 1,699 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:17 | 20:13 |
| June solstice | 04:30 | 22:10 | 23:32 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:04 | 20:00 |
| December solstice | 10:05 | 13:19 | 15:49 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 30 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooper Lake Project, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5764021007
Day trips start here
- Seward · 22 mi
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