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Denali (/ d ə ˈ n ɑː l i /), [5] [6] [7] officially and historically known as Mount McKinley, [8] [9] is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base-to-peak on land, measuring 18,000 ft (5,500 m). [10]
The Denali Wilderness is a wilderness area within Denali National Park that protects the higher elevations of the central Alaska Range, including Denali. The wilderness comprises about one-third of the current national park and preserve—2,146,580 acres (3,354 sq mi; 8,687 km 2 ) that correspond with the former park boundaries before 1980.
Despite efforts in Alaska, Ohio Representatives Betty Sutton and Tim Ryan assumed Regula's role as congressional guardians of the Mount McKinley name and introduced H.R. 229 which reads: "Notwithstanding any other authority of law, the mountain located 63 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds north, by 151 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds west shall ...
In 2015, under former President Obama, the Department of the Interior officially changed the mountain’s name from Mount McKinley to Denali, 40 years after Alaska made the same name change.
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 ...
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than change it to Mount ...