Gorgeous picture of Denali..

[Playinghardball]

Denali is a much cooler name...

[MuseRider]

1. When we were there

nobody called it Mt. McKinley, it was always called Denali. I tried to get a photo of it but you apparently rarely see all of it like this. Beautiful. I am so happy it is back to being called Denali officially.

[Nye Bevan]

4. Yep, everyone, natives and non-natives alike.

The only person I heard saying Mount McKinley was an old lady with a tour from a cruise ship (but she pronounced it "McKidley"!)

[Paka]

6. Same here.

When I was there camping in the park with my brother everyone called it Denali and it was marked on the map we had that way. About time it's officially recognized as such.

[No Vested Interest]

20. The National Park which contains the mountain has been named Denali

since 1980.
The state of Alaska has signified the mountain as Denali for many years as well, but the US official geographers did not change the mountain's name until Aug. 2015.

This Ohioan believes President McKinley can be honored by other means, and already has numerous sites, schools, etc. named in his honor.

[aikoaiko]

2. I like Denali too but why name a mountain after a SUV

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. Because Tundra was taken....

[johnp3907]

3. oh

I clicked on this expecting to see a picture of Gumby's mastodon friend.

[Leith]

5. That Picture Would Make a Great Jigsaw Puzzle

Denali is a much better name. It's good that they changed it.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

26. You mean like this?

Denali Puzzle

If you're impatient you can always try this National Geographic interactive puzzle of climbers starting their trek up to the summit.

[LWolf]

7. Nice to see the snow.

Is it current?

My mountains are showing way too much bare rock.

[Blue_In_AK]

33. Denali is always snow-covered, even at the height of summer.

[LWolf]

34. I would have said the same

for some in the Cascade range in my state, but not this summer.

[bigwillq]

8. It's such a better name.

Great pic.

[backscatter712]

9. I wouldn't mind calling it Erebor or The Lonely Mountain.

In honor of J. R. R. Tolkien.

But the indigenous Alaskans have dibs.

And Denali is an awesome name.

[DFW]

10. I took this picture of Denali 3 hours ago

My wife and have been exploring Alaska for the last week, and just arrived near Denali today.

Pure coincidence with the timing, of course.

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[Duppers]

12. Wow.

Lovely pic, great scenery, lucky you guys.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Beautiful picture, my dear DFW!

Hope you're having a great trip!

[AngryAmish]

35. You guys are the best.

Never, ever, give it up.

[Hissyspit]

38. I first saw it in 1975.

[DFW]

40. Now there's a headstart I'll never overcome!

I'll bet you were every bit as awed as we were when you first saw it.

[Scuba]

14. Here's another, taken by a friend in Fairbanks ...

[Rex]

23. Beautiful picture!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

27. I lived in Fairbanks for awhile

I'd still be there if it wasn't how my mind reacted to the constant winter darkness (SAD). The aurora was worth it, though..

What I find fascinating is that Denali is so centrally located in the state that it can be seen from both Fairbanks and Anchorage, which are 300 miles apart.

[jschurchin]

15. If you have the chance in your life.

Go there and see it in person. It is Breathtaking.

[DFW]

41. Very true!

My wife was just saying "wow," and her native language isn't even English.

[saturnsring]

16. A rose by any other name ......

[SunSeeker]

18. I disagree with the Bard on this one. The name matters. nt

[saturnsring]

22. You can I feel it's much ado about nothing ... Nt

[SunSeeker]

28. Respecting native people is not "nothing." nt

[saturnsring]

30. The name of a mountain is not a term of respect. The native people can call it whatever they want

[SunSeeker]

37. How you name something does indeed show respect or lack thereof.

This mountain, our nation's highest peak, was always called Denali by the local native peoples. It means "the Great One" and is very sacred to them.

But we renamed it Mt. McKinley in honor of an utterly forgetable President who never set foot in Alaska.

It is about time we honored the native people in Alaska, not to mention the mountain itself, which deserves to be called Denali, being our highest mountain.

[SunSeeker]

17. K & R

[Snobblevitch]

19. When I was there as a kid, it was still called McKinley.

But that was before 1975. We didn't see the mountain because of smoke.

About 15 years ago, my parents were there and the view was spectacular. They chartered an airplane and flew around Denali for two hours. There are porta-potties one of the glaciers where the climbers start out.

[INdemo]

21. For What reason was MT. McKinley renamed?

And what was Obama's idea of allowing the Ice Breakers to go in so Cruise ships will have better access to the Northwest?

Climate Change to the benefit of tourists trade?

[Rex]

24. Some Alaskan lawmakers have been trying to change the name for decades now.

President Obama did them a solid and this is the thanks he gets.

[AngryAmish]

36. Ha!

[SunSeeker]

39. It was called Denali ( "the tall one" or "the great one") for thousands of years.

http://m.livescience.com/52056-mount-mckinley-renamed-denali.html

Seems like a pretty good name for a mountain that is North America's tallest.

We should have never changed its name to name it after President McKinley, who never set foot in Alaska. It really offended the locals and they've been pushing to have it changed back ever since.

[clarice]

25. Beautiful....looks just like Mt McKinley. nt

[B Calm]

29. Beautiful pics! I still call Boulder Dam by it's real name too.

[jimlup]

31. Nobody in the climbing community calls it anything but "Denali"!

Go President Obama

[Blue_In_AK]

32. You really can't imagine how excited everyone up here

is about this change. It's just so affirming, like we're finally being heard. I know it seems like a small thing to people Outside, but the McKinley name has been a thorn in our sides for decades.

[Judi Lynn]

44. Thanks for pointing it out. n/t

[NorthCarolina]

42. Beautiful picture. Looks a lot like Mt. McKinley.

jk

[Milliesmom]

43. The Great One !

Denali "The Great One"
The smaller is the wife and the rest of the much smaller are the children the natives say.