William McKinley
In 1896, a gold prospector gave McKinley's name to Denali, the tallest mountain in North America at . The Alaska Board of Geographic Names changed the name of the mountain back to Denali in 1975, which is what it was called by locals. The Department of the Interior followed suit in August 2015 as a part of a visit to Alaska by President Barack Obama. Similarly, Denali National Park was known as Mount McKinley National Park until December 2, 1980, when it was changed by legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter.
List of the major 3000-meter summits of the United States
Of the 302 major 3000-meter summits of the United States, 117 are located in Colorado, 61 in Alaska, 34 in California, 17 in Wyoming, 15 in Montana, 14 in Utah, 13 in Nevada, 11 in New Mexico, six in Idaho, four in Washington, four in Oregon, three in Hawaii, and three in Arizona. Five of these summits are located on the international border between Alaska and Yukon, and three are located on the international border between Alaska and British Columbia. The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska. Additional references for the 200 highest of these summits can be found on the List of the highest major summits of the United States.