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.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office changing the name of the highest peak in North America from Denali to Mount McKinley, he ...

4 days ago · When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that changed the name of the highest peak in North America from Denali to Mount McKinley, he restored a name that ...

Jan 21, 2025 · 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 ...

Trump wants North America's tallest peak renamed in honor of President William McKinley, drawing heat from many in Alaska.

Jan 26, 2025 · King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s …

Jan 20, 2025 · Ahead of his inauguration on Monday, it was revealed that Trump would sign an order to rename Denali as Mount McKinley (and rename the Gulf of Mexico).

Jan 21, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 17, 2025 · A gold prospector dubbed the peak Mount McKinley in 1896, but Alaskans have historically championed Denali, a name rooted in its Native American history.

Jan 21, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea he’d floated years ago and drawing a …