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'''Denali''', formerly Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain in [[North America]].<ref name="Education 2023 e983">{{cite web | title=Denali | website=Education | date=2023-05-08 | url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/denali | access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref> It is located in south central [[Alaska]] and rises 20,310&nbsp;ft (6,190 m) above sea level.<ref>[http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4312 U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey]</ref>

'''Denali''', formerly Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain in [[North America]].<ref name="Education 2023 e983">{{cite web | title=Denali | website=Education | date=2023-05-08 | url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/denali | access-date=2023-08-22}}</ref> It is located in south central [[Alaska]] and rises 20,310&nbsp;ft (6,190 m) above sea level.<ref>[http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4312 U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey]</ref>

In the 19th century, Russian residents called the mountain ''Bolshaya Gora'' (the big mountain), an attempt to translate the local Indian name into Russian. In 1896, gold prospector William Dickey wrote an article for the ''New York Sun'' in which he suggested the name "Mount McKinley." This was soon after [[William McKinley]], a supporter of the [[gold standard]], received the [[Republican Party]] nomination for president. At first, this name was treated as a political joke. After McKinley was murdered in 1901, the name Dickey had bestowed seemed a fitting tribute to the slain president.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/31/denali-or-mckinley-how-a-19th-century-political-joke-turned-into-a-119-year-long-debate/ Denali or McKinley? How a 19th century political ‘joke’ turned into a 119-year-long debate]", ''Washington Post'',  August 31, 2015.</ref> The 1911 edition of ''Britannica'' gives the name as "Mount McKinley," and this was the only name that was widely used at the time.<ref>"Alaska," ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' (1911).</ref>

In the 19th century, Russian residents called the mountain ''Bolshaya Gora'' (the big mountain), an attempt to translate the local Indian name into Russian. In 1896, gold prospector William Dickey wrote an article for the ''New York Sun'' in which he suggested the name "Mount McKinley." This was soon after [[William McKinley]], a supporter of the [[gold standard]], received the [[Republican Party]] nomination for president. At first, this name was treated as a political joke. After McKinley was murdered in 1901, the name Dickey had bestowed seemed a fitting tribute to the slain president.<ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/31/denali-or-mckinley-how-a-19th-century-political-joke-turned-into-a-119-year-long-debate/ Denali or McKinley? How a 19th century political ‘joke’ turned into a 119-year-long debate]", ''Washington Post'',  August 31, 2015.</ref> The 1911 edition of ''Britannica'' gives the name as "Mount McKinley," and this was the only name that was widely used at the time.<ref>"Alaska," ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' (1911).</ref>

In June 1913, Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens led the first expedition to the summit.<ref>Woodside, Chris, "[http://chriswoodside.com/who-led-first-ascent-denali Who led the first ascent of Denali?]"</ref> In his account of the expedition, published in 1918, Stuck argued that the name of the mountain should be changed to "Denali," which he claimed was the traditional Indian name of the mountain.<ref>Stuck, Hudson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9c55AAAAMAAJ&dq= The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America].'' (1918)</ref>

In June 1913, Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens led the first expedition to the summit.<ref>Woodside, Chris, "[http://chriswoodside.com/who-led-first-ascent-denali Who led the first ascent of Denali?]"</ref> In his account of the expedition, published in 1918, Stuck argued that the name of the mountain should be changed to "Denali," which he claimed was the traditional Indian name of the mountain.<ref>Stuck, Hudson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9c55AAAAMAAJ&dq= The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America].'' (1918)</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. The renaming was held up for many years by a Congressman from Ohio, McKinley home state.

 

 

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>