Mount McKinley
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Highest peak in North America.
Example Sentences
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It was like climbing Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain peak in the United States!
From Literature
In 2012, four Japanese climbers were killed in an avalanche while descending Mount Denali, which at the time was known as Mount McKinley.
From New York Times
In 2015 the U.S. government restored the name Denali to North America’s highest mountain, which for decades was called Mount McKinley, after 25th U.S. president William McKinley.
From Scientific American
A gold leaf mural of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest mountain now named Denali, graced the lobby.
From Seattle Times
So they talk about McKinley’s assassination or they talk about Mount McKinley, which becomes a discussion about Alaska and whether he’s mad they changed the name to Denali.
From Washington Post
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