McKinley has been an inspiration for Trump, both in terms of his tariff policies and his expansion of US territory following the Spanish-American War. 4 President Barack Obama renamed Mt. McKinley ...

The name became official with the Mount McKinley National Park Act in 1917. The Obama administration's action breaks a 40-year impasse over the name of the mountain.

Among the sweep of executive orders signed by the new US president Donald Trump is the decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. It’s a controversial move, but not unprecedented – just the ...

Mount Denali, soon to be reverted to Mount McKinley, was renamed by President Obama in 2015 per the request of the Koyukon, an Alaskan native group. They had been fighting to have the name changed ...

North America’s highest mountain has been restored to its native name of Denali, as announced by US President Barack Obama. The peak had been known as Mount McKinley since 1917. The move has ...