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In August 2015, 40 years after Alaska had done so, the United States Department of the Interior under the Obama administration announced the change of the official name of the mountain to Denali. [7] [11] [12] On January 24, 2025, the Department of the Interior under the Trump administration changed the mountain's official name back to Mount ...
The United States government formally adopted the name Mount McKinley after President Wilson signed the bill creating Mount McKinley National Park into effect in 1917. [10] In 1980, Mount McKinley National Park was combined with Denali National Monument, and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act named the combined unit the Denali ...
The mountain in Alaska was named after William McKinley in 1917, then changed to Denali in 2015. The federal government officially recognized the mountain, which stands at a staggering 20,310 feet ...
Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America.. Then, in 1896, a random European-American gold prospector decided to name it ...
President Obama renamed the mountain to Denali in 2015, in keeping with a request from the Alaska legislature. Trump plans to sign roughly 200 orders on his first day in office, targeting ...
The summit of Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) at 6,194 meters ... (named after U.S. Secretary of State William H ... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...
The executive order indicated the return of Mount McKinley is of special importance to Trump, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet making it the tallest peak in North America.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life. The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his kennel and mushing tourism business just 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) from Denali National Park and Preserve’s entrance, and the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain looms large as he trains his dogs ...