She used a tripod and timer to take this photo ... A few Mount McKinley fans who responded to our question were under the impression McKinley was responsible for buying Alaska from Russia.

Located in Alaska, America’s highest mountain peak had previously been called “Mount McKinley” after being given the name by a gold prospector in tribute to President William McKinley.

Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, was renamed Denali in 2015 after 40 years of advocacy from Alaska leaders. Alaska state lawmakers have called for Trump to reverse his executive ...

Madison pointed out that Alaska Natives lobbied for years for the federal government to change Mount McKinley's name to Mount Denali, before President Barack Obama ordered the name change in 2015.

(Photo via the U.S. National Centers ... Names to rename these two geographic formations. Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, was renamed Denali in 2015 after 40-years of advocacy from ...

DES MOINES — Iowa schools would be required to replace references to the Gulf of Mexico and the Alaskan peak Denali with references to the “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley ...

She added that when the federal government adopted Denali as the official naming in 2015, there was “confusion among travelers from outside [the state], as Mount McKinley was the widely known name, ...

Iowa lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require Iowa schools to replace in educational materials any references to the Gulf of Mexico with “Gulf of America” and “Denali” with “Mount McKinley.” ...

House Study Bill 97 would require the names Gulf of America and Mt. McKinley to be used in classroom instruction and in all handouts provided to students. The bill moved out of an Iowa House education ...