Trump Proposes Renaming Denali Back to Mount McKinley

President-elect Trump plans to reverse Obama-era decision, facing opposition from Alaska's senators and Native communities.

President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to rename Denali, North America's tallest mountain, back to Mount McKinley during a speech in Phoenix, Arizona.
The mountain was officially renamed Denali in 2015 by the Obama administration, honoring its Indigenous Koyukon Athabascan name meaning 'The High One.'
Alaska's Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, reaffirmed their support for keeping the name Denali, citing its historical and cultural significance to Native communities.
William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president, never visited Alaska or the mountain, and the Obama administration's 2015 decision noted his lack of connection to the region.
Any proposal to rename the mountain would require approval from the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and Congress, presenting potential procedural hurdles.