Alaskans oppose reverting the name of Denali to Mount McKinley by more than a two-to-one margin, according to a survey of residents conducted several days before President Donald Trump announced he would make the change during his second inauguration speech Monday.

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.

JUNEAU, Alaska — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea he’d ...

Trump Order Seeks to Change the Name of North America's Tallest Peak From Denali to Mount McKinley JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley — reviving an idea he floated years ago that at that ...

The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great one" to be restored.

President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.

Denali Denali (21,310 ft.), located in Alaska’s Denali National Park, the highest peak in North America and a member of the iconic Seven Summits recently attrac

The mountain was previously called Mount McKinley, after the Ohio native former president. The name was officially changed in 2015.

The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.

An executive order to rename an Alaskan mountain with the highest peak in North America wouldn't be the first name change for Denali.