Denali
This is Denali - the tallest mountain on the continent of North America. It is located in Alaska and it stands 20,310 feet above sea level. Mount Everest is 9,000 feet taller. The mountain is located 133 miles north of Anchorage in the territory of the Koyukon people. These indigenous Alaskans called their mountain Denali for several millennia before a gold prospector working in the region in 1896 decided to change Denali's name to Mount McKinley after William McKinley who was, at the time, seeking election to the position of US President. It was not until 1917 that the US government officially endorsed the name change from Denali to Mount McKinley in an act of what might easily be seen as thoughtless imperialism that carelessly bulldozed through the wishes and history of native Alaskan people. In 2015, under President Obama, it appeared that a wrong had been righted when the name Denali was restored and "Mount McKinley" was ditched. It seems to me that resurrectin...