It appears to be a nod to an admiration for President McKinley. In 2015, President Barack Obama bestowed the Denali name on the continent’s largest mountain in a move done to recognize “the ...

then changed to Denali in 2015 during President Barack Obama’s second term. The executive order signed Monday by Trump directs the U.S. Interior Department secretary to officially revive the ...

In 1917, the federal government named it Mount McKinley to honor President McKinley but the name was changed to Denali in 2015 by then-President Barack Obama in a nod to Alaska Native tribes.