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It is the tallest mountain in the world from base-to-peak on land, measuring 18,000 ft (5,500 m), and Earth's highest mountain north of 43°N. With a topographic prominence of 20,194 feet (6,155 m) and a topographic isolation (the distance to the nearest peak of equal or greater height) of 4,621.1 miles (7,436.9 km), Denali is the third most prominent and third-most isolated peak on Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska, Denali is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve.\nThe Koyukon people who inhabit the area around the mountain have referred to the peak as \"Denali\" for centuries. In 1896, a gold prospector named it \"Mount McKinley\" in support of then-presidential candidate William McKinley, who later became the 25th president; McKinley's name was the official name recognized by the federal government of the United States from 1917 until 2015. In August 2015, 40 years after Alaska had done so, the United States Department of the Interior announced the change of the official name of the mountain to Denali.\nIn 1903, James Wickersham recorded the first attempt at climbing Denali, which was unsuccessful. In 1906, Frederick Cook claimed the first ascent, but this ascent is unverified and its legitimacy questioned. The first verifiable ascent to Denali's summit was achieved on June 7, 1913, by climbers Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, who went by the South Summit. In 1951, Bradford Washburn pioneered the West Buttress route, considered to be the safest and easiest route, and therefore the most popular currently in use.\nOn September 2, 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey announced that the mountain is 20,310 feet (6,190 m) high, not 20,320 feet (6,194 m), as measured in 1952 using photogrammetry."},"skitours":[],"id":2748929230,"data":{"_id":"2748929230","elevation":[{"id":"alaska-range","nid":"143483035","name":"Alaska Range","type":"MR","level":1,"index":1,"total":376},{"id":"alaska","nid":"20000001116270","name":"Alaska","type":"ADM","level":4,"index":1,"total":3806},{"id":"usa","nid":"2000000148838","name":"USA","type":"ADM","level":2,"index":1,"total":91437},{"id":"denali","nid":"20000002605269","name":"Denali","type":"ADM","level":6,"index":1,"total":121},{"id":"denali-wilderness","nid":"20000003593752","name":"Denali Wilderness","type":"NP","level":1,"index":1,"total":76},{"id":"denali-national-park-and-preserve","nid":"20000003610473","name":"Denali National Park and Preserve","type":"NP","level":1,"index":1,"total":151}],"prominence":[{"id":"alaska-range","nid":"143483035","name":"Alaska Range","type":"MR","level":1,"index":1,"total":376},{"id":"alaska","nid":"20000001116270","name":"Alaska","type":"ADM","level":4,"index":1,"total":3806},{"id":"usa","nid":"2000000148838","name":"USA","type":"ADM","level":2,"index":1,"total":91437},{"id":"denali","nid":"20000002605269","name":"Denali","type":"ADM","level":6,"index":1,"total":121},{"id":"denali-wilderness","nid":"20000003593752","name":"Denali Wilderness","type":"NP","level":1,"index":1,"total":76},{"id":"denali-national-park-and-preserve","nid":"20000003610473","name":"Denali National Park and Preserve","type":"NP","level":1,"index":1,"total":151}],"trail":{"id":"503179913","name":null,"tags":{"foot":"designated","highway":"path","sac_scale":"demanding_mountain_hiking"},"peakOnTrail":true}},"canonicalUrl":"denali","type":1,"description":"Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. 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The Koyukon people who inhabit the area around the mountain have referred to the peak as \"Denali\" for centuries. In 1896, a gold prospector named it \"Mount McKinley\" in support of then-presidential candidate William McKinley, who later became the 25th president; McKinley's name was the official name recognized by the federal government of the United States from 1917 until 2015. In August 2015, 40 years after Alaska had done so, the United States Department of the Interior announced the change of the official name of the mountain to Denali.
In 1903, James Wickersham recorded the first attempt at climbing Denali, which was unsuccessful. In 1906, Frederick Cook claimed the first ascent, but this ascent is unverified and its legitimacy questioned. The first verifiable ascent to Denali's summit was achieved on June 7, 1913, by climbers Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, who went by the South Summit. In 1951, Bradford Washburn pioneered the West Buttress route, considered to be the safest and easiest route, and therefore the most popular currently in use.
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