The Alaska mountain was named Mount McKinley in 1896 – the year William McKinley became the nation’s 25th president – even though he had never even visited the state. It was changed to Denali during ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than change ...

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America's tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he floated years ago that at that time saw strong pushback from ...

In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments in mountaineering history. In Part I of this series, we told the story of McKinley’s first winter ascent. Later that same year, during ...

Denali viewed from Talkeetna on March 8, 2025. WASHINGTON — The federal government’s official name for North America’s tallest peak is Mount McKinley. President Trump reinstated the moniker on Day 1 ...

A 41-year-old Washington man is missing after a fall along a popular mountain route in Mount McKinley National Park (briefly renamed Denali in 2015), the National Park Service confirmed. In a press ...

With the warmer weather and favorable conditions of summer finally here, climbers from across the nation are preparing to strap on their crampons and head up America's tallest mountain. Dozens of ...

View post: Tom Noonan, Star of 'Manhunter' and 'The Monster Squad,' Dead at 74 A climber looking to ascend the tallest peak in the country has died. Alex Chiu fell while ascending the West Buttress ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America's tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year's climbing season on Alaska's Mount McKinley.

Republican senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation that would formally rename North America’s tallest peak as ...