And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

Denali National Park and Preserve checks all of the Alaska ... the federal government has officially referred to Denali as Mount McKinley, after President William McKinley.

is in Denali National Park and Preserve. A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. The name was formally recognized ...

President Donald Trump has changed the name of Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley. It's a nod to President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and who never set foot ...

Five minutes after squeezing into the Cessna 206 with three other giddy passengers, the blue-and-white six-seater zipped ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP ... According to the National Park Service, a prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak Mount McKinley for William McKinley, who was elected president that year.

According to the National Park Service, a prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” for ... Obama administration to Denali, to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and preference ...