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McHugh Peak

McHugh Peak, a peak in Alaska
McHugh Peak, a peak in AlaskaPaxson Woelber · CC BY 2.0

McHugh Peak rises to 1,310 m in Alaska. Concerto Peak stands 1,678 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is McHugh Peak-West, a peak 0.4 miles away. Alaska Railroad passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

McHugh Peak is a 4,308-foot (1,313 m) mountain summit located in the western Chugach Mountains, in Anchorage Municipality, in the U.S. state of Alaska. McHugh Peak is situated in Chugach State Park, 14 mi (23 km) southeast of downtown Anchorage, and 5 mi (8 km) southwest of O'Malley Peak. Reaching the top involves hiking on a ridge trail and scrambling the final summit tor. The hike to McHugh Peak is detailed in several popular guidebooks. This geographic feature's local name was reported in 1942 by the Army Map Service, and was officially adopted in 1969 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The mountain's name is derived from McHugh Creek which drains the south slope of this peak, and the creek's name was first published in 1912 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. This mountain is called Q'isqa Dghelaya in the Denaʼina language, meaning Banjo Snowshoe Mountain. "Q'isqa" are temporary snowshoes made of lashed brush.

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Wikidata Q49048843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1310 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates61.04138, -149.66638

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • McHugh Peak-West: 0.4 mi
  • Rainbow Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Caballo Blanco: 1.7 mi
  • Black Mesa: 1.7 mi
  • Grandview: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Bear Tracks Park: 3.0 mi
  • Henson Park: 3.3 mi
  • Moen Park: 3.8 mi
  • Ray E Storck Homestead Park: 4.3 mi
  • Potter Marsh Watershed Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Thornton Post Office: 8.6 mi
  • Canyon Creek Bunkhouse: 8.6 mi
  • Canyon Crek Barn: 8.6 mi
  • Canyon Creek Blacksmith: 8.6 mi
  • Hope Schoolhouse: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 16
  • Mardene's Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Lile's Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Anchorage Heritage Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Alaska Botanical Garden: 9.9 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Beaver Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Lyn Ary Beach: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of McHugh Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Concerto PeakENE 62°1,678 m12.1 mi
Mount WilliwawNE 50°1,660 m6.6 mi
Temptation PeakNNE 29°1,641 m9.9 mi
East Tanaina PeakNE 36°1,633 m7.9 mi
West Tanaina PeakNNE 31°1,605 m7.7 mi
The RampNE 51°1,597 m5.3 mi
Tikishla PeakNNE 27°1,594 m8.0 mi
O'Malley PeakNE 34°1,570 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:1720:13
June solstice04:2222:1423:40
September equinox07:4419:0420:01
December solstice10:12—15:43

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202222324250535244332422
Precip in1.61.71.81.20.81.22.33.64.32.62.12.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen Alps, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/411881895

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