Meanings
- Synonym of Denali.
We named our great peak Mount McKinley, after William McKinley of Ohio, who had been nominated for the Presidency, and that fact was the first news we received on our way out of that wonderful wilderness.
1897 January 24, W. A. Dickey, “Discoveries in Alaska”, in The Sun, New York, page 6Synonyms: Denali
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Denali.
Origin
From mount + McKinley, named after William McKinley in 1896-97, who was at the time a candidate for and who later became 25th president of the United States. The name was officially recognized by the national government in 1917. For more, see Denali.
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Mount McKinley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20McKinley
“Mount McKinley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20McKinley. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mount McKinley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20McKinley.
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