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 highest mountain peaks in Washington
The following is a list of the highest mountains in the State of Washington. Washington is one of only four states to have a high point reaching above 14,000 feet (on Mount Rainier), the other states being Alaska, California, and Colorado. The four highest mountains in Washington are potentially active stratovolcanos
. Prior to its eruption in 1980, Mount St. Helens was the fifth-highest mountain in Washington at 9,677 ft (2,950 m), but it is now reduced to 8,365 ft (2,550 m), making it the 52nd highest peak in the state.