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 ...

A boat is seen on the Susitna River near Talkeetna in 2021 with Denali in the background. (Mark Thiessen/Associated Press) President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order to change the ...

Denali was renamed in 2015 by former President Barack Obama’s Department of the Interior, honoring the peak’s name in Native American cultures within Alaska and at the request of numerous ...

Obama changed the name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents."Denali" is an Athabascan word meaning "the high one" or ...

President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order seeking to rename the Gulf of Mexico and change the name of North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, back to Mount McKinley.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correctly identify Denali. (NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump is set to hit the ground running as he takes office for the second time on Monday.