President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley.

Sheldon's only disappointment was that Congress, in creating Mount McKinley National Park, had ignored his repeated pleas to return the mountain to its original name: Denali. In 1939, Park Service ...

The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest ...

This story appears in the February 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Park rangers here call the high season—from June through early September, when Denali National Park and Preserve ...

NPS Photo / Emily Mesner Explore the interactive displays and learn about Denali National Park at the Visitor Center. During the summer, there are daily ranger programs designed especially for kids.