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Denali or McKinley: What should the mountain be called and why does it matter?

Denali.
Tim Rains
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U.S. National Park Service

Editor's note: We received more than 700 responses in just over a week. Your input helped inform this story by Liz Ruskin. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

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President Trump has ordered the name of North America's tallest peak to revert from Denali to its former name: Mount McKinley.

We want to hear from you: What should Alaska's highest mountain be named and why does it matter to you? Or maybe it doesn't matter to you. We'd still like to hear your thoughts on the subject.

Your feedback will inform our reporting.

Liz Ruskin is the Washington, D.C., correspondent at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at lruskin@alaskapublic.org.