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But the mountain had been called Denali, a local Athabascan name, for centuries. Denali plays a big part of the tribe's creation story. The federal government has called the peak Mount McKinley since 1987, even though Alaska has called it Denali since 1975. The surrounding park has been called Denali National Park since 1980. This name change recognizes the sacred status of Denali to many Alaska Natives, Jewell said in a statement.
View of the mountain, centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve. 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.ttempts by the Alaskan state government to have Mount McKinley's name changed by the federal government were blocked by members of the Congressional delegation from Ohio, the home state of the mountain's presidential namesake.