Jan 20, 2025 · Alaska’s two senators, both Republicans, have opposed renaming Denali as Mount McKinley for months. Sen. Lisa Murkowski tweeted Monday: “I strongly disagree with the President’s decision on ...

On August 30, 2015, Sally Jewell announced that the mountain would be renamed Denali, under authority of federal law which permits her as Secretary of the Interior to name geographic features if the Board on Geographic Names does not act within a "reasonable" period of time. In media interviews, Jewell cited the board's failure to act on the ...

4 days ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life. The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his kennel and mushing tourism business just 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) from Denali National Park and Preserve’s entrance, and the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain looms large as he trains his dogs ...

Jan 23, 2025 · When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to rename North America's tallest peak, known as Denali in Alaska, after President William McKinley, one ...

2 days ago · It took 40 years to rename Denali from the name established in the late 19th century, Mount McKinley. The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975 , but the Board on Geographic Names didn ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Trump team announces renaming of Gulf of Mexico, Mt. Denali among Day 1 executive orders 03:56. As part of a flurry of executive orders on President Trump's first day in office, the newly ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The national park area surrounding Mount McKinley shall retain the name Denali National Park and Preserve. ... take all appropriate actions to rename as the “Gulf of America” the U.S ...

Jan 20, 2025 · President Donald Trump intends to change the name of Denali, America's tallest peak, to Mount McKinley. Here's what we know about the change.

Jan 20, 2025 · Denali is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one” or “the great one.” The iconic 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain, snow-capped and dotted with glaciers, is in Denali National Park and Preserve. The Tanana Chiefs Conference, a consortium of Athabascan tribes in Interior Alaska, spent years advocating for the peak to be recognized as ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the...