mount mckinley

     

Mount McKinley or Denali "The High One" in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20,320 feet (6,194 m). It is the centerpiece of Denali National Park.

Trivia about mount mckinley

  • Due to the number of climbers, the Park Service may put an outhouse at the 17,000' level of this Alaskan peak
  • Denali, also known as this, is the highest peak in Alaska's Denali National Park
  • The American Indian name for this peak is Denali
  • Seen here in the background, this highest peak in North America was named for a U.S. president
  • Sometimes called the "Tip of the Continent", it's the only U.S. mountain whose peak exceeds 20,000 feet
  • One of Frederick Cook's unproven claims was that he was first to reach the summit of this highest U.S. mountain
  • Named for a former U.S. president, this mountain peak in Denali N.P. is the highest point in the United States