The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great ...
President Donald Trump has officially issued an executive order to change Denali, the tallest peak in Alaska and North America, back to Mount McKinley.
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa ...
The 20,320-foot mountain was first dubbed Mount McKinley in 1896 by gold prospector ... that has been around for thousands of years… North America’s tallest mountain – shouldn’t it have ...
A boat is seen on the Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska, on Sunday, June 13, 2021, with Denali in the background. President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name ...