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2. List of mountains and mountain ranges of Denali National Park ...

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   Mountains in Denali National Park and Preserve are part of the Alaska Range, with several subsidiary ranges included within the overall Alaska Range. Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), is the highest peak in the park and the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) [1] [2] The names listed here reflect the official names in the USGS U.S. Board on Geographic Names database.

3. Denali - Wikipedia

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   To the south of the Alaska Range in the Dena'ina and Ahtna languages the mountain is known by names that are translated as 'big mountain'. To the north of the Alaska Range in the Lower Tanana, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Holikachuk, and Deg Xinag languages the mountain is known by names that are translated as 'the high one', [49] 'the tall one ...

4. Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia

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   The name of Denali, the highest mountain in North America, became a subject of dispute in 1975, when the Alaska Legislature asked the U.S. federal government to officially change its name from "Mount McKinley" to "Denali". The name Denali is based on the Koyukon name of the mountain, Deenaalee ('the high one').

5. Denali National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia

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   Denali National Park and Preserve is located in the central area of the Alaska Range, a mountain chain extending 600 miles (970 km) across Alaska. Its best-known geologic feature is Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley. Its elevation of 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) makes it the highest mountain in North America.

6. Denali: Why is Donald Trump renaming cherished Alaska peak ...

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   Centuries ago, Alaska's native Koyukon people settled on the name "Denali" for the tallest mountain in North America.. Then, in 1896, a random European-American gold prospector decided to name it ...

7. List of national parks of the United States by elevation

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   Peak name Mountain range Elevation Location of lowest point Minimum elevation Vertical relief; 1 Denali: Denali: Alaska Range: 20,310 feet (6,190 m) Yentna River [1] 240 feet (73 m) 20,070 feet (6,120 m) 2 Wrangell-St. Elias: Mount Saint Elias: Saint Elias Mountains: 18,008 feet (5,489 m) Gulf of Alaska: 0 feet (0 m) 18,008 feet (5,489 m) 3 ...

8. Trump vows to rename Denali, North America's tallest mountain ...

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   By Kanishka Singh. WASHINGTON (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 ...

9. Trump vows to give America’s tallest mountain its old name ...

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   President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to return the old name of America’s tallest mountain, nine years after then-President Barack Obama changed it in honor of Alaska’s native community. The ...