Denali

Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, is North America’s highest mountain at 20,310 feet and the dominant peak of the Alaska Range and Denali National Park and Preserve. Beyond its elevation, its roughly 18,000-foot rise from base to summit makes it exceptional on land. Its name reflects a long dispute, with Indigenous Denali traditions preceding the Mount McKinley name adopted in 1896, formalized federally in 1917, changed by Alaska in 1975, restored federally to Denali in 2015, and reverted by the U.S. Department of the Interior in January 2025. Geologically uplifted near the Denali Fault, it has also been central to Alaskan mountaineering since the first confirmed ascent in 1913.

Petersville, Alaska · United States