Denali

English thumb|Denali (Mount McKinley) +–Mount McKinley naming dispute Etymology Borrowed from en koy Deenaalee the tall one; the high one; the great one (/dinæli/, variously rendered Dinale or Denali), from koy -naał- be long, tall.William Bright, Native American Placenames of the United States, citing Jetté and Jones (2000:432) Pronunciation en /dɪˈnɑːli/ Proper noun The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska. en w:New International Encyclopedia Dodd, Mead and Company 1902 Mount McKinley was known to Russians as Bulshaia and to the natives of Cook Inlet as Traleyka. Both names signify 'high' or 'big mountain.' The natives of the interior know it as Denali. Usage notes During Russian ownership of Alaska, the name of the mountain was ru Больша́я Гора́ big mountain, the literal translation of Denali.Dictionary of Alaska Place Names (1976, 0944780024; United States Department of the Interior) page 610 It was briefly called Densmore's Mountain in the late 1880s and early 1890s after Frank Densmore, first European to reach its base.Frank Norris, Crown Jewel of the North: An Administrative History of Denali National Park and Preserve (National Park Service), volume 1, page 1 In 1896, gold prospector W. A Dickey named it McKinley after then-presidential candidate William McKinley, writing "that fact [McKinley's nomination] was the first news we received on our way out of that wonderful wilderness"; the United States formalized the name en Mount McKinley in 1917, but many Alaskans continued to call it Denali,Kyle Hopkins, What's in a name? To Alaskans, plenty if it's Mt. McKinley the Alaskan board on geographic names made Denali official for state use in 1975,Jon Campbell, Old Name Officially Returns to Nation’s Highest Peak (30 August 2015): "The Alaska State Board on Geographic Names, acting under state authority, made the name Denali official for state use in 1975." and President Barack Obama restored that name in August 2015.Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali Obama's action was rolled back by President Donald Trump by virtue of Executive Order 14172 in January 2025. Synonyms en Mount McKinley Derived terms en Denali Borough Descendants la denaliensis Translingual: Cosberella denali species, Erigeron denalii species, Papaver denalii species (syn. Papaver mcconnellii species), Proclossiana aphirape denali subspecies, Symplecta denali species, Tipula denali species Translations highest mountain peak in North America Ahtna: aht Dghelaay Ceʼe Dghelaay Ke'e Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 德納里峰 Dénàlǐ Fēng Danish: da Denali Deg Xinag: ing Dengadh Dena'ina: tfn Dghelay Kaʼa Upper Inlet, tfn Dghili Kaʼa Lower Inlet French: fr Denali, fr Mont McKinley German: de Denali Gwich'in: gwi Hän: haa Holikachuk: hoi Denadhe Korean: ko 디날리산 Koyukon: koy Deenaalee Russian: ru Дена́ли f, ru Больша́я Гора́ f obsolete, ru Мак-Ки́нли f Spanish: es Denali Tanacross: tcb Lower Tanana: taa Dinadhi Upper Kuskokwim: kuu Denaze Yup'ik: esu References Anagrams en adeiln lead-in denial denail Leanid Aldine alined nailed Eiland dienal Delian Daniel lained leadin' deal in Delina lead in daniel enlaid inlead dealin' en Alaska, USA Mountains