Mount McKinley from near Stony Hill Overlook

This peak is #1 on the Height List for Alaska . This peak is #1 in Prominence List for Alaska . Located in the central portion of the Alaska Range, which spans much of south central Alaska. It is approximately 130 miles 210 km north-northwest of Anchorage and 155 miles (250 km) southwest of Fairbanks. In 1989, a survey determined the mountain's elevation to be 6189 m, but for some reason most maps stick to the less accurate 1956 survey height of 6194 m, no doubt because nobody want's to see a mountain diminish in stature.

Name Notes: In 1896, the mountain was named for William McKinley, the republican nominee for president, by a gold prospector, William Dickey. When asked why he named the mountain after McKinley, Dickey replied that the verbal bludgeoning he had received from the numerous silver miners had inspired him to retaliate with the name of a strong proponent of the gold standard. The native Athabascans called the mountain Denali--the High One. In 1980, the State of Alaska officially changed the name of the mountain to Denali but the federal government has not followed suite and still retains the name Mount McKinley.

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Trip Reports
86 Mount McKinley Expedition Fred Touche
42 My Mount McKinley Disappointment in 1978 - Original Journal Notes Robin Tivy
40 McKinley West Buttress Route (July 1978) Route Robin Tivy