A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

Alaskans say they will never stop calling the peak Denali despite President Trump's executive order that the name revert to Mt. McKinley.

Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other climbers and guides react to President Trump’s renaming of Alaska’s Denali

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America's tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he'd

After decades of debate and opposition, primarily from Ohio - McKinley’s home state, the U.S. Department of the Interior officially restored the name ‘Denali’ in 2015 under Secretary Sally ...

The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.

Ahead of his inauguration on Monday, it was revealed that Trump would sign an order to rename Denali as Mount McKinley (and rename the Gulf of Mexico ). Why does renaming an Alaskan peak rise to the top of the list of Trump’s first-day priorities?

who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska. For many who live near Denali, Trump’s suggestion was peculiar. “I don’t know a single person that likes the idea, and we’re pretty vocal ...

By Mark Thiessen  President issued executive order last week to change name of North America's tallest peak North America's tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King's life. The four-time winner of the 1,

King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired by President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska.

"Denali" is an Athabascan word meaning "the high one" or "the ... government until Obama changed it over opposition from lawmakers in McKinley's home state of Ohio. The mountain stands at 20,310 feet. Various tribes of Athabascan people have lived in ...