Denali
[dəˈnɑːli]Meaning
the Koyukon name for the highest mountain peak in North America
Background Story
Denali is the name the Koyukon people, who inhabit the area around the mountain, have used for the peak for centuries. The United States federal government recognized the mountain as Mount McKinley from 1917 until 2015, when the Department of the Interior changed the official federal name to Denali; in January 2025 it reverted to Mount McKinley.
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