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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 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 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>
A gold prospector suggested the name "Mount McKinley" in 1896. U.S. President William McKinley was supporter of the gold standard.
A gold prospector suggested the name "Mount McKinley" in 1896. U.S. President William McKinley was a supporter of the gold standard.
In June 1913, Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens led an expedition to the summit. In 1972, Sylvain Saudan skied down the mountain's sheer southwest face, earning the title "skier of the impossible."
In June 1913, Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens led an expedition to the summit. In 1972, Sylvain Saudan skied down the mountain's sheer southwest face, earning the title "skier of the impossible."