Murkowski tries again to change mountain's name to Denali

Nearly a Year After Trump’s ‘Mount McKinley’ Name Change, Alaska Republicans Are Still Fighting for ‘Denali’

North America's tallest peak, on Aug. 12, 2025, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)Since President Donald Trump renamed the highest peak in North America from Denali to Mount McKinley in January, Alaska’s Republican senators have been trying to change it back.Almost a year after its introduction, Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s bill to redesignate the mountain’s name as Denali was a topic of a Senate Energy and Natural Re…

Murkowski tries again to change mountain's name to Denali

“This is about respecting the original stewards of the land who gave this fitting name,” she said. To pass her bill, other Republicans would have to go against Trump's wishes.