Mount Denali, also known as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain in North America. Located in the Alaska Range, this majestic peak stands at an impressive 20,310 feet tall. This guide will provide an overview of the mountain,
The name of the highest mountain in North America has been a subject of dispute since 1975, when the Alaska Legislature asked the U.S. federal government to change its designation of the mountain from "Mount McKinley" to "Denali". The name Denali is based on the Koyukon name of the mountain, Deenaalee. The Koyukon are a people of Alaskan Athabaskans, who settled in the interior area north of the mountain. The mountain had been unofficially named Mount McKinley in 1896 by a gold prospector and officially by the federal government in 1917 to commemorate William McKinley, who was President of the United States from 1897 until his assassination in 1901.