Why was Alaska’s Mt McKinley Renamed to Denali?

Do you know why Alaska’s Mt McKinley was renamed? Standing as the High One of the North American continent, the peak formerly ...

President Trump renames Gulf of Mexico, changes Denali back to Mount McKinley on first day

President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley.
NBC 7 San Diego

Trump vows to change the name of Denali, North America's tallest peak, despite Alaska's wishes

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America's tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he floated years ago that at that time saw strong pushback from ...
The Business Journals

Do you think renaming Mount McKinley as Denali insults Ohio, which was the birthplace of William McKinley, for whom the mountain was named?

The Obama administration’s renaming of Mount McKinley drew rebukes from political foes, who disagreed with referring to North America’s tallest peak by the name native Alaskans have for it – Denali.
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Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of change it to Mount McKinley

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature ...
Politifact

Trump backed off promise to change Denali’s name, says Alaska senator

President Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that he would reverse an order from President Barack Obama renaming North America's tallest mountain from Mount McKinley to Denali. But Alaska's ...
Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: Restore mountain’s Denali name to celebrate Native American culture

I was in Anchorage, Alaska, in August of 2015 when the Interior Secretary officially changed the name of Mount McKinley to Denali. The front page of the Alaska Dispatch News led with the headline: “It ...
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Avalanche Kills Skier on Mt. McKinley (Denali)

Denali National Park has confirmed that 29 year old Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state passed away in a soft slab avalanche incident on Mt. McKinley (formerly known as Denali) on June 10, 2025. The ...