Mount McKinley
North America's summit
Mount McKinley is the former official name of Denali, the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet, located in Alaska.
The mountain was named for William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president, in 1896.
In 2015, the federal government restored the indigenous Athabascan name Denali, though Mount McKinley persists in some usage.
Alaskan preserve with highest summit
- Alaska RangeMountains in America's northernmost state
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
subarctic · permafrost · Aurora Borealis · caribou · moose · grizzly · Kodiak · Fairbanks
Alaska's towering peak
- AthabascanNorthern Native American linguistic group
- name changeModifying one's designation
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- traditional nameCulturally established given name
cultural heritage · reverence · indigenous · nomenclature · native peoples · oral tradition
Height above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
crest · highpoint · prominence · ridge · false summit · highest point
Expedition's operational center
- climbersThose who scale heights
- ascentUpward movement
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
bivouac · icefall · avalanche · crampons · alpinism · piton · carabiner · high-altitude
Impressive splendor and scale
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- toweringOf imposing height
sublime · breathtaking · massive · snow-capped · iconic · dominant · colossal · dramatic
Denali National Park
Alaskan preserve with highest summit
- Alaska RangeMountains in America's northernmost state
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
glacier · subarctic · permafrost · Aurora Borealis · caribou · moose · grizzly · Kodiak · Fairbanks · Yukon
Denali
Alaska's towering peak
- AthabascanNorthern Native American linguistic group
- name changeModifying one's designation
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
traditional name · cultural heritage · reverence · indigenous · nomenclature · native peoples · oral tradition
elevation
Height above reference point
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
zenith · crest · highpoint · prominence · ridge · false summit · highest point
basecamp
Expedition's operational center
acclimatization · bivouac · icefall · avalanche · crampons · alpinism · piton · carabiner · high-altitude · ropes
grandeur
Impressive splendor and scale
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
towering · sublime · breathtaking · massive · snow-capped · iconic · dominant · colossal · dramatic · panoramic
- Alaska MountainsDenali, Alaska Range
- arctic peaksDenali
- mountainspeaks, peak, summit, summits, Alps
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- American LandformsGrand Canyon, Rockies, Appalachians, Great Plains, Great Lakes
Mount McKinleyDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Mariana Trench · Dead Sea · Challenger Deep · sea level · New Orleans
Mount McKinleyDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Grand Canyon · Mariana Trench · Great Rift Valley · ocean trench · canyon
Mount McKinleyDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Sahara Desert · Amazon rainforest · the Outback · tropical beach
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