Denali, the original name for the 20,237-foot-high mountain given by the area’s Alaskan native population


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Obama to rename Mt. McKinley as Denali

Los Angeles Times | August 30, 2015 | 2:23 PM

North America’s tallest peak is getting a new name.

President Obama will announce Monday that his administration is officially redesignating Alaska’s Mt. McKinley as Denali, the original name for the 20,237-foot-high mountain given by the area’s Alaskan native population.

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