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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
[change | change source]Denali 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 | change source]- ↑ Elevations and Distances in the United States Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 25, 2007
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