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The name of Denali, the highest mountain in North America, became a subject of dispute in 1975, when the Alaska Legislature asked the U.S. federal government to officially change its name from "Mount McKinley" to "Denali". The name Denali is based on the Koyukon name of the mountain, Deenaalee ('the high one').
Denali is a granitic pluton, mostly pink quartz monzonite, lifted by tectonic pressure from the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate; at the same time, the sedimentary material above and around the mountain was stripped away by erosion.
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in the central area of the Alaska Range, a mountain chain extending 600 miles (970 km) across Alaska. Its best-known geologic feature is Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley. Its elevation of 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) makes it the highest mountain in North America.
On Monday President Donald Trump revived that dispute when he changed Denali's name back to Mount McKinley in an executive order Monday. "A short time from now, we will be restoring the name of a ...
GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska push proposal to rename Mount McKinley, Denali, after President Donald Trump issues an order to do the opposite.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S ...
The 1967 Mount McKinley disaster occurred in July 1967 when seven climbers died on Denali (also known as Mount McKinley) while attempting to descend from the summit in a severe blizzard estimated to be the worst to occur on the mountain in 100 years. [1]
People stand at the Eielson Visitor Center with a view of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in the background, Sept. 2, 2015, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.