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.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Denali, North America’s tallest peak, back to its former name, Mount McKinley.
The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to change the name of North America's highest mountain from Denali back to Mount McKinley. "We will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley to Mount McKinley,
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
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 on Monday vowed to rename North America's tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he'd floated years ago and drawing a strong rebuke from Alaska's Republican senior senator.
Trump had said, ‘They took his name off Mount McKinley…He was a great president, and we will restore his legacy by bringing back the name Mount McKinley’
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley