</s> ▁McG inn is ▁Mountain , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Mount ▁McG inn is , ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁mountain ▁sum mit ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁B ound ary ▁R anges , ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Al aska . ▁The ▁peak ▁is ▁situated ▁near ▁the ▁toe ▁of ▁the ▁M enden hall ▁Gla cier , ▁within ▁T ong ass ▁National ▁Forest , ▁ ▁north - n orth west ▁of ▁June au , ▁Al aska , ▁and ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁June au ▁International ▁Airport . ▁Although ▁mod est ▁in ▁elev ation , ▁relief ▁is ▁significant ▁since ▁the ▁mountain ▁r ises ▁up ▁from ▁sea - level ▁at ▁Au ke ▁Bay ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁miles . ▁McG inn is ▁Mountain ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁and ▁photograph ed ▁with ▁St roller ▁White ▁Mountain , ▁a ▁ ▁sum mit ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁behind ▁M enden hall ▁Lake , ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁and ▁recre ation ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁mountain ' s ▁name ▁was ▁officially ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁McG inn is ▁Mountain ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁McG inn is ▁Creek , ▁which ▁dra ins ▁its ▁northern ▁s lop es . ▁McG inn is ▁Creek ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁Mc In nis ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁by ▁John ▁Mc In nis ▁and ▁Edward ▁B ren nan ▁who ▁had ▁st aked ▁claims ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁name