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+ READ ARTICLE. President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he would restore the original Native American name to the tallest peak in North America: Mount McKinley will once again be Denali.
No, itâs not the Mount Everest, but the Mount McKinley (or Denali) in Alaska ! McKinley has a summit elevation of 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level, making it the highest peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is the worldâs tallest mountain ON LAND.McKinley sits atop a plain with elevations from 300 metres (1,000 ft) to 900 metres (3,000 ft), for a base-to-peak height of 5,300 to 5,900 metres (17,000 to 19,000 ft).owever, much of the mountain is below sea level; when measured from its oceanic base, the total height difference is 10,200 m (33,500 ft). McKinleyâs base-to-peak height is only little more than half that of the 10,200 metres (33,500 ft).