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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's home state. It was finally approved in 2015.<ref name=NYT/>
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. In this case, the renaming was held up for many years by a Congressman from Ohio, McKinley's home state. It was finally approved in 2015.<ref name=NYT/>
"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>