Which is the highest peak in North America?
North America is the third largest continent after Asia and Africa. For European people, the Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 AD.
North America is the third largest continent. It was discovered by Columbus in 1492 AD. That is why it is called the 'Continent of the New World'. America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian merchant, explorer and sailor.
Denali, also known as Mount McKinley, is the highest peak in North America. Denali mountain has an elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated summit on Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Denali Peak is located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the US state of Alaska.
Mount Logan is the second highest peak on the continent of North America. It is the highest mountain in the country of Canada. Mount Logan Mountain was named after Canadian geologist Sir William Edmund Logan.
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Denali mountain was named Mount McKinley by gold hunter William Dickey in 1896 in support of the then presidential candidate, William McKinley.
The name was the official name recognized by the federal government of the United States from 1917 to 2015. In 2015, US President Barack Obama changed the name Mount McKinley to Denali.
