"We will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs," Trump said in his address. McKinley, 123 years after

The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Trump said in his inaugural remarks that he would soon change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America." He also said the name of the tallest peak in North America — Denali, in Alaska — would be changed back to its previous name, "Mount McKinley," to honor former President William McKinley.

The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former President Barack Obama.

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama changed the mountain's name to Denali to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and preferences of residents.

The Alaskan mountain, now known as Mount Denali, will revert back to its previous name Mount McKinley, which was changed by former President Barack Obama. Obama changed the name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents.

The president made the name change through one of dozens of executive orders he signed on Monday. Former President Barack Obama’s administration ordered that the mountain be renamed as Denali in 2015.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump vowed to change the name of Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley.

President Donald Trump announced that he would be renaming Alaska’s Mt. Denali, the highest peak in North America, as part of his first-day actions in office during his

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George ... Senate Committee on Arrangements hosted in 1897 for President William McKinley and guests at the Capitol, according to the Joint ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama is not attending Donald Trump's inauguration, but former President Barack Obama is there for the swearing-in ceremony along with the nation's other former presidents.