Denali
highest mountain in North America, located in Alaska
Denali, also formerly known as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in both the United States and North America. It is exactly 20,310 feet (6,190.5 m) high.[1] It is in the highest part of the Alaska Range. Denali means "the high one" in the Athabaskan language.
Location
changeDenali is in the middle of the Alaska Range. It is about 130 miles (209 km) north-northwest of Anchorage and 155 miles (249 km) southwest of Fairbanks. The summit is about 35 miles (56 km) from the nearest major road, the George Parks Highway.
References
change- ↑ Elevations and Distances in the United States Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 25, 2007
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