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'''Denali''' (formerly Mount McKinley), in [[Alaska]], is, at 20,330 ft (6,194 m), the highest mountain in [[North America]].

'''Denali''', formerly Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain in [[North America]]. It is located in south central [[Alaska]] and rises 20,330 ft (6,194 m) above sea level.

The mountain was known as  [[William McKinley#Legacy|Mt. McKinley]] for more than a century, but in 2015, President [[Obama]] announced that the mountain would be re-given its proper [[Native American]] name. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/us/mount-mckinley-will-be-renamed-denali.html "Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali," ''New York Times'', 30 August 2015]</ref>

The mountain was known as  [[William McKinley#Legacy|Mount McKinley]] for more than a century.<ref>The 1911 edition of ''Britannica'' calls it "Mt. McKinley" and identifies it as "the loftiest peak in North America."</ref> In 2015, President [[Barack Obama]] announced that the mountain would be renamed "Denali".<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/us/mount-mckinley-will-be-renamed-denali.html "Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali," ''New York Times'', 30 August 2015]</ref> The State of Alaska has requested this name change repeatedly, beginning in 1975. Denali is a bogus "Indian name" for the mountain. In the 19th century, Russian residents sometimes called it ''Bolshaya Gora'' (the big mountain). "Denali" is an attempt to back translate this name into Koyukon, one of the local dialects.

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