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In 1972, Sylvain Saudan skied down the mountain's sheer southwest face, earning the title "skier of the impossible."

In 1972, Sylvain Saudan skied down the mountain's sheer southwest face, earning the title "skier of the impossible."

In 1975, the State of Alaska requested that the federal government change the name of the mountain to Denali. The [[U.S. Board on Geographic Names]] has authority over U.S. geographic names, but it rarely rejects a state's request for renaming. However, if a name is under discussion in [[U.S. Congress|Congress]], it won't act on its own accord. By biannually introducing a bill, [[Ohio]] Congressman [[Ralph Regula]] was able to use this little-known rule to keep Alaska's request on hold for years: it wasn't necessary to vote on such a bill, it was sufficient that it was ''discussed''. Finally acting on the 1975 request, the [[Secretary of the Interior]] [[Sally Jewell]] used her prerogative to decide on naming in cases when the ''U.S. Board on Geographic Names'' doesn't act in a ''timely manner'', and issued the order to change the name to Denali in 2015. This was announced by  President [[Barack Obama]].<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>  

In 1975, the State of Alaska requested that the federal government change the name of the mountain to Denali. The [[U.S. Board on Geographic Names]] has authority over U.S. geographic names, but it rarely rejects a state's request for renaming. However, if a name is under discussion in [[U.S. Congress|Congress]], it won't act on its own accord. By biannually introducing a bill, [[Ohio]] Congressman [[Ralph Regula]] was able to use this little-known rule to keep Alaska's request on hold for years: it wasn't necessary to vote on such a bill, it was sufficient that it was ''discussed''. Finally acting on the 1975 request, the [[Secretary of the Interior]] [[Sally Jewell]] used her prerogative to decide on naming in cases when the ''U.S. Board on Geographic Names'' doesn't act in a ''timely manner'', and issued the order to change the name to Denali in 2015. This was announced by  President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>[https://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>  

"Denali" is the Secret Service code word for [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/palin-code-name-denali.html Palin Code Name: 'Denali'], ''Washington Post'', September 10, 2008.</ref>

"Denali" is the Secret Service code word for [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/palin-code-name-denali.html Palin Code Name: 'Denali'], ''Washington Post'', September 10, 2008.</ref>