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 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 becomes Mount McKinley again. Stark GOP officials approve
9 hours ago · Congress renamed the national park Denali National Park but kept the name of the mountain as Mount McKinley. ... Stevens threatened to hold up funding for projects in Ohio, including $1.4 million ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Trump vows to rename North America's tallest peak after Ohio …
3 days ago · The Tanana Chiefs Conference, a consortium of Athabascan tribes in Interior Alaska, spent years advocating for the peak to be recognized as Denali. McKinley, a Republican native of Ohio, was the ...
Denali National Park - National Parks - Ohio State University
Today, Denali National Park and Preserve is 6,045,153 acres of protected land in central Alaska. Inside this area, the Denali Wilderness of 2,146,580 acres has been established. The land varies by altitude and consists of forests, rivers, tundra, glaciers and the Alaska Range.