Denali
Fast facts
- Elevation
- 20,310 ft (6,190 m) top of snow
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain peak in both the United States and North America, and one of Seven Summits. It is exactly 20,310 feet (6,190.5 m) high. It is in the highest part of the Alaska Range.
Name
In 1896, a gold prospector named it Mount McKinley after William McKinley, who would win the presidency that year. The U.S. government adopted “Mount McKinley” in 1917. In 1975, the Alaskan government began calling the mountain “Denali.” The U.S. government followed suit in 2015. In 2025, President Donald Trump ordered government agencies to once again call the mountain “Mount McKinley.”
Location
Denali is in the middle of the Alaska Range. It is about 130 miles north-northwest of Anchorage and 155 miles southwest of Fairbanks. The summit is about 35 miles from the nearest major road, the George Parks Highway.
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