History of McGonagall Pass

Named about 1916 for Charles McGonogall, prospector, who, in 1910, discovered and named this feature after Bill McPhee, a saloonkeeper from Fairbanks, who helped finance their expedition. McGonogall almost reached the north summit of Mount McKinley (now Denali), April 3, 1910, but stopped a few hundred feet below while his partners "Pete" Anderson and "Billy" Taylor made the first ascent.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near McGonagall Pass

McKinley Bar,

Thayer Basin,

Brooks Glacier, Great Icefall, Harper Icefall, Lower Icefall, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Northwest Fork Ruth Glacier, Traleika Glacier, Traleika Icefall, West Fork Traleika Glacier,

Mount Brooks, Browne Tower, Mount Carpe, Central Pyramid Peak, Mount Dan Beard, Mount Deception, East Pyramid Peak, Explorers Peak, Gunsight Mountain, Mount Koven, McGonagall Mountain, McGonagall Pass, Oastler Mountain, Ragged Peak, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Tatum, Mount Tripyramid, Turtle Hill, West Pyramid Peak,

Brooks Gap, Gunsight Pass, Karstens Col, Oastler Pass, Parker Pass, Silverthrone Col, Traleika Col,

Carpe Ridge, East Buttress, Flatiron, Karstens Ridge, South Buttress, Southeast Spur,

Thorofare River,

Cache Creek, Carlson Creek, Coal Creek, East Fork Clearwater Creek, Pirate Creek,