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William dickey was digging for gold in the sands of the Susitna river and he wrote, after his return to the lower states, an account in the New York Sun “We named our great peak Mount McKinley, after William McKinley of Ohio, who had been nominated for the Presidency”. =D
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoIn 1896, the mountain was named for William McKinley, the republican nominee for president, by a gold prospector, William Dickey.
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∙ 12y agoWilliam Mckinley, and by the way, did you know the mountain is 2320 feet tall?
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∙ 12y agoIt was named after William McKinley who was the 25th president of the United States of America.
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∙ 14y agoIt is named for US President William McKinley.
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∙ 14y agoWilliam McKinley.
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What is the nickname of Mount McKinley?
It is called by its native name of Denali meaning "Great One".
What is there for tourists to do in the Mount McKinley?
Denali. The native (Athabascan) name for the highest peak in the Alaskan Range, also known as Mount McKinley. Located in the Denali National Park & Preserve. See the link at http://7summits.com/denali.php
What president last name was the name of a mountain?
Mt. McKinley in Alaska was named after then president William McKinley. It is the tallest mountain in North America. Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern US. Mount Wilson is the site of a famous observatory.
What was the previous name of Mount McKinley?
Mount monkey
Is the high one Mount McKinley?
The Native American name of Denali used in Alaska is most often translated as the Great One.
Mount McKinley is nicknamed what?
It is often called the "Great One" which is what its native name of "Denali" means.
Was Mt McKinley named after President McKinley?
Yes, it was, although there was quite an argument about it that continues to this day. No one in the state of Alaska calls it "Mt. McKinley", they call it by it's Native American name, "Denali".
What is Mount McKinley's original name?
Denali.
In what country is the Denali mountain located?
The native name for Mount McKinley is Denali. This mountain is located in North America in the U.S. state of Alaska.
What is the name of the hightest mountain in Alaska?
Mount McKinley
What is the name of America's highest mountain?
mount McKinley
What is the nickname for mount McKinley?
Another name for mont McKinley would be Denali
