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Which mountain is the highest in North America?
Answer
Mount Denali
Mount Denali stands as the highest peak in North America at 20,310 feet above sea level, located in Alaska's Denali National Park. The mountain was called Mount McKinley from 1896 until 2015, when it was officially renamed Denali, returning to its original Athabascan name meaning 'the great one.' Denali presents one of the world's most challenging climbing expeditions, with routes that require technical mountaineering skills and endurance at extreme altitude.
💡 Did you know?
Denali appears taller to climbers than Everest because they start from lower elevations; climbing Denali's extreme gain from base to summit rivals Everest's total height.
Other options people guess
- Mount McKinley
- Mount Logan
- Mount Rainier
Topics
- mountains
- north-america
- alaska
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