Jan 20, 2025 · Topline. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday renaming Denali—the highest peak in North America—to Mount McKinley, the Alaska mountain’s name prior to 2015, a move he has ...

On August 30, 2015, Sally Jewell announced that the mountain would be renamed Denali, under authority of federal law which permits her as Secretary of the Interior to name geographic features if the Board on Geographic Names does not act within a "reasonable" period of time. In media interviews, Jewell cited the board's failure to act on the ...

5 days ago · It took 40 years to rename Denali from the name established in the late 19th century, Mount McKinley. The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975 , but the Board on Geographic Names didn ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The national park area surrounding Mount McKinley shall retain the name Denali National Park and Preserve. ... take all appropriate actions to rename as the “Gulf of America” the U.S ...

Jan 26, 2025 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life. The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his kennel and mushing tourism business just 8 miles (12.87 kilometers) from Denali National Park and Preserve’s entrance, and the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain looms large as he trains his dogs ...

The executive order aims to rename national landmarks, including reinstating "Mount McKinley" and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America". Executive Order 14172, titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness", ... reversing the 2015 decision to rename it Denali. The surrounding national park area will retain the name Denali ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Trump team announces renaming of Gulf of Mexico, Mt. Denali among Day 1 executive orders 03:56. As part of a flurry of executive orders on President Trump's first day in office, the newly ...

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — In accordance with President Donald J. Trump’s recent executive order, the Department of the Interior is proud to announce the implementation of name restorations that honor the legacy of American greatness, with efforts already underway.

Jan 20, 2025 · Denali is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one” or “the great one.” The iconic 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain, snow-capped and dotted with glaciers, is in Denali National Park and Preserve. The Tanana Chiefs Conference, a consortium of Athabascan tribes in Interior Alaska, spent years advocating for the peak to be recognized as ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the...