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2. Denali National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia

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   Denali National Park & Preserve. Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, United States, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompass 6,045,153 acres (9,446 sq mi; 24,464 km 2) which is ...

3. Denali - Wikipedia

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   Denali ( / dəˈnɑːli /; [5] [6] also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) [7] is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. It is the tallest mountain in the world from base-to-peak on land, measuring 18,000 ft (5,500 m), [8] and Earth's highest mountain north ...

4. Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District - Wikipedia

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   May 10, 2018. Designated AHRS. July 10, 1978. The Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District in Alaska, United States, in what is now called Denali National Park was the original administrative center of the park. It contains an extensive collection of National Park Service Rustic structures, primarily designed by the National Park ...

5. Bradford Washburn - Wikipedia

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   January 10, 2007. (2007-01-10) (aged 96) Alma mater. Harvard University. Spouse. Barbara Washburn. Henry Bradford Washburn Jr. (June 7, 1910 – January 10, 2007) was an American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer. He established the Boston Museum of Science, served as its director from 1939–1980, and from 1985 until his ...

6. Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia

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   The name of the highest mountain in North America became a subject of dispute in 1975, when the Alaska Legislature asked the U.S. federal government to officially change its name from "Mount McKinley" to "Denali". The mountain had been unofficially named Mount McKinley in 1896 by a gold prospector, and officially by the federal government in ...

7. List of mountains and mountain ranges of Denali National Park ...

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   Mountains in Denali National Park and Preserve are part of the Alaska Range, with several subsidiary ranges included within the overall Alaska Range. Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), is the highest peak in the park and the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet (6,194 m) The names listed here reflect the official names in the USGS U.S. Board on Geographic Names database.