Denali or Mount McKinley? - U.S. National Park Service
Unfortunately for Alaskans, the Ohio congressional delegation (representing former-President McKinley’s home state) blocked their efforts for the next four decades. In 1980, momentum continued to favor the name Denali after the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act changed the park’s name to Denali National Park and Preserve.
Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what …
1 day ago · After statehood, people in Alaska worked to get the name changed to Denali, but ran into a major barrier: Ohio — the home of former President McKinley. In 1975, the state moved to change the ...
Denali - Wikipedia
Denali (/ d ə ˈ n ɑː l i /; [5] [6] also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) [7] 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), [8] with a topographic prominence of 20,194 feet (6,155 m) [3] and a topographic ...
Why the Name of Alaska’s Peak Changed From Mt. McKinley to Denali
6 days ago · But Ohio representatives of Congress continuously blocked these efforts on a federal level. Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska told the New York Times in 1977 that changing the peak’s name to Denali ...
Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia
Ohio Congressman Ralph Regula's opposition prevented the renaming of Mount McKinley from 1975 to 2009. The mountain was always commonly referred to by its Koyukon Athabaskan name Denali, especially by Alaskans, mountaineers, and Alaska Natives.
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest …
3 days ago · President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley. ... Alaska and Ohio had been at odds over the name for decades. Alaska had a standing request to change the name since 1975, when the legislature passed a resolution and then-Gov. Jay Hammond ...
Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley: Here's What To Know …
3 days ago · President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday renaming Denali—the highest peak in North America—to Mount McKinley, the Alaska mountain’s name prior to 2015, a move he has suggested ...
Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s …
1 day ago · For years, Denali versus McKinley was like a game of legislative Ping-Pong. Alaska lawmakers introduced bills to call the mountain Denali and then a lawmaker from Ohio would file a bill to retain ...
In renaming Denali for McKinley, Trump invokes a presidential idol
2 days ago · Lawmakers from Ohio, the home state of Mr. McKinley, repeatedly objected to efforts to legislatively change the name, until President Barack Obama used his executive power to restore the Denali ...
Denali National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Jan 13, 2025 · Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America's tallest peak, 20,310' Denali.