North America’s tallest peak is renamed Mt. McKinley, but many Alaskans favor a name that spans deep into history.
One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain as McKinley’s namesake.
The Alaska House voted 28-10 to adopt a resolution signaling their opposition to changing the name of North America’s tallest peak.
In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a
Alaskans say they will never stop calling the peak Denali despite President Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mt. McKinley.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Denali, North America’s tallest peak, back to its former name, Mount McKinley.
While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.
The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.
Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other prominent climbers and guides share their thoughts on the president’s decision to rename North America’s highest mountain
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.
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.
Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.