Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what to call North America’s highest mountain
President Donald Trump says he’s changing the official name of Alaska’s — and North America’s — tallest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley. It’s the latest chapter in a long struggle over what the mountain should be called.
US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
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 one" to be restored.
Denali Vs Mount McKinley: Dispute Around Naming USA's Tallest Mountain Predates Trump
A mong the sweep of executive orders signed by the new US president Donald Trump is the decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. It’s a controversial move, but not unprecedented – just the latest chapter in a dispute that’s been going on for decades.
Trump shares plan — again — to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” something that he has mentioned previously. “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest,
Trump wants Alaska's Denali to revert to 'Mt. McKinley': Name drama explained
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley. Here's why:
Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico, Mount Denali as part of first-day executive orders
Donald Trump ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Mount Denali in his first hours as the 47th president Monday night. The Gulf of Mexico was rechristened the Gulf of America, while Denali,
Trump vows to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley
Denali, North America's tallest mountain, stripped of its indigenous name by President Trump
The peak was known as Mount McKinley until 2015, when President Obama changed it in recognition of its 10,000 year old original Alaskan name
Trump pledges to restore McKinley's name to tallest peak in North America
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
In renaming Denali for McKinley, Trump invokes a presidential idol
The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s tallest mountain.
Trump again vows to change name of Denali back to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley, the name it was given in 1896.
Iconic and Culturally Significant Denali Returning to Presidential Name?
Denali Denali (21,310 ft.), located in Alaska’s Denali National Park, the highest peak in North America and a member of the ...
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Alaska politicians question Trump’s proposal to rename Denali
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his ...
Trump signs order seeking to rename Alaska’s Denali and the Gulf of Mexico
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert ...
Stark County Republican officials approve of Trump renaming Denali as Mount McKinley
Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain ...
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Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley—Here’s What To Know
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 ...