King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired by President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska.

The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” something that he has mentioned previously. “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest,

Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced opposition to the change.

President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.

The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley.

During his inuagural address, President Donald Trump vowed to change the name of Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley.

The 47th president is wading back into a century-long dispute over the name we give to North America’s tallest mountain

President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,

Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in its shadows for thousands of years. But Ohioans think McKinley “was a great president.