William dickey was digging for gold in the sands of the Susitna river and he wrote, after his return to the lower states, an account in the New York Sun “We named our great peak Mount McKinley, after William McKinley of Ohio, who had been nominated for the Presidency”. =D
It is called by its native name of Denali meaning "Great One".
Denali. The native (Athabascan) name for the highest peak in the Alaskan Range, also known as Mount McKinley. Located in the Denali National Park & Preserve. See the link at http://7summits.com/denali.php
Mt. McKinley in Alaska was named after then president William McKinley. It is the tallest mountain in North America. Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern US. Mount Wilson is the site of a famous observatory.
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The Native American name of Denali used in Alaska is most often translated as the Great One.
It is often called the "Great One" which is what its native name of "Denali" means.
Yes, it was, although there was quite an argument about it that continues to this day. No one in the state of Alaska calls it "Mt. McKinley", they call it by it's Native American name, "Denali".
Denali.
The native name for Mount McKinley is Denali. This mountain is located in North America in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Another name for mont McKinley would be Denali