Is it Denali or Mount McKinley?

Denali or Mount McKinley? On the eve of the National Park Service's 100th anniversary, the name of the highest peak in North America changed from "Mount McKinley" to "Denali."
Why was dendenali renamed Mount McKinley?
Denali was renamed Mount McKinley by the Princeton graduate and gold prospector, William Dickey. Dickey was one of the hundreds of prospectors seeking gold in the 1896 Cook Inlet stampede. He had written an article for the New York Sun where he described the mountain as the highest in North America at over 20,000 feet.
Where is Mount McKinley in Alaska?
Mount McKinley is nestled in Alaska's famous Denali National Park, which lies 130 miles north-northwest of Anchorage and 170 miles southwest of Fairbanks.

How cold does it get on Mount McKinley?

Mount McKinley has a weather station on its slopes, at a height of almost 19,000 feet, which measures temperature, pressure and wind speed. Wind chill temperatures here can be a s low as minus 118 degrees F.

What was the original name of Mount McKinley?
But the official name of the mountain remained Mount McKinley. Name-change efforts led by Alaskan politicians continued to be thwarted by Congress until President Barack Obama and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell took action in 2015 to restore the name Denali to the mountain.
Is it "Mount McKinley National Park" or Mount McKinley?
"Mount McKinley National Park" officially prevailed after its legislation was signed into law on February 26, 1917. Despite the official decision to use "Mount McKinley" as the name of the peak and the national park, the debate did not die.

Why is it called Mt Denali National Park?

"I hope that in the bill you will call it 'Mt Denali National Park' so that the true old Indian [sic] name of Mt McKinley (meaning 'the Great One') will thus be preserved."

Who was Mount McKinley named after?
Mount McKinley was named after the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, and is surrounded by the beautiful Denali National Park and Preserve.
When did Denali change its name?
In 1975, the Alaska Board of Geographic Names officially changed the name of mountain to Denali, but attempts to do the same at the federal level had been generally blocked by the Ohio legislative delegation… home state to former President McKinley.