Why it matters: There's been confusion and tension among journalists, map makers and government ... ordered the renaming of Alaska's Mount Denali to Mount McKinley — its previous name, after ...

The inconsistent naming, Sanford noted, could initially be perplexing for travelers due to inconsistent signage, maps ... Mount McKinley was the widely known name, while Denali was used in Alaska.

And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

President Donald Trump has changed the name of Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley. It's a nod to President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and who never set foot ...

Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) — would require the name Denali be used in all official references to the Alaskan mountain, including in U.S. laws, maps ... s name from Mount McKinley to Denali ...

The name was quickly challenged, but maps ... Alaska visit to highlight climate change. Trump said he issued the order to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount ...