Discover Denali, the highest mountain in North America, with its immense height, complex naming history, challenging climbing ...

The peak was officially named Mount McKinley from 1917 to 2015, honoring the 25th president, William McKinley. Trump initially backed off the renaming in 2017 after Alaska’s senators opposed the ...

A view of Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, on September 1, 2015 in Denali National Park, Alaska. According to the National Park Service, the summit elevation of Denali is 20,320 feet and is ...

A view of Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, on September 1, 2015 in Denali National Park, Alaska. According to the National Park Service, the summit elevation of Denali is 20,320 feet and is ...

Alaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley A boat is seen on the Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska, on Sunday, June 13, 2021, with Denali in ...

Over the decades, people in Alaska have called it both Denali and Mount McKinley, said Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart, an associate professor of Alaska Native studies at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Alaska's U.S. senators in 2017 vehemently opposed a prior suggestion by Trump that the name Denali be changed back to Mount McKinley. By The Associated Press • Published January 20, 2025 ...

FILE – A view of one of the faces of North America’s tallest peak, then-named Mount McKinley, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2014.

DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Ala. – A Seattle man’s body was recovered in Alaska after he fell about 3,000 feet while hiking on Mount McKinley this week, the National Park Service said.Alex Chiu, 41 ...

FILE – A view of one of the faces of North America’s tallest peak, then-named Mount McKinley, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2014.