AP will, however, use the name Mt. McKinley instead of Denali; the area lies solely in the United States and as president, Trump has the authority to change federal geographical names within the ...

President Trump also signed an executive order to revert the name of North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, to Mount McKinley. Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to ...

In 1896, gold prospector William Dickey renamed the mountain ‘Mount McKinley’ to honor then-presidential candidate William McKinley, who later became the 25th president of the United States.

CANTON ‒ Local Republican officials approve of President Donald Trump's order changing the name of North America's tallest mountain in Alaska back to Mount McKinley, in honor of Canton's ...

Alaskans Say Trump Can Change the Name of Denali but Can't Make People Call It Mount McKinley ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life.

JUNEAU, Alaska — 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 ...