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McGowan Peak, Idaho

Prominence: 1100 ft, 335 m

Elevation: 9860 feet, 3005 meters

True Isolation: 3.23 mi, 5.2 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 9865 ft / 3006 m
Local or Alternate Name(s)	Typographical Error: McGown Peak
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	44° 12' 45'' N, 115° 4' 54'' W 44.212635, -115.081547 (Dec Deg) 653261 E 4897280 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Idaho
County/Second Level Region	Custer
Links Search Engines - search the web for "McGowan Peak": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites McGown Peak at SummitPost McGowan Peak at ListsOfJohn McGown Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio) Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain McGowan Peak: Idaho Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #454)
Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 15 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 15) Selected Trip Reports: 1992-07-05 by Tom Lopez 1992-08-15 by David J. Rhude (Unsuccessful) 2021-09-26 by Dan Krueger (GPS Track) 2023-05-20 by John Woiwode
Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to McGowan Peak Elevation Ladder from McGowan Peak Prominence Ladder from McGowan Peak
This peak's name was incorrectly spelled "McGown Peak" on USGS maps for many years due to a typographical error. The correct name is "McGowan". More Info: Article in the Idaho Statesman.

McGowan Peak Photo by Tom Lopez. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 1100 ft/335 m Optimistic Prominence: 1140 ft/347 m Key Col: 8760 ft/2670 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 3.23 mi/5.2 km Isolation Limit Point: 44.1717, -115.05 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Alpine Peak (SSE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Rocky Mountains Range3: Idaho-Bitterroot Rocky Mountains Range4: Sawtooth-Ketchum-Boise Area Range5: Sawtooth Range
Drainage Basins	Salmon Snake Columbia Pacific-Western USA Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Sawtooth National Forest Wilderness/Special Area: Sawtooth Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Stanley Lake O44115b1 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map McGowan Peak ( Key Col) Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

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