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Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain back to Mount McKinley.

The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali.

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.

Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other prominent climbers and guides share their thoughts on the president’s decision to rename North America’s highest mountain

Fairbanks, says the name Denali is “deeply ingrained in the state’s culture and identity” and urges Trump to maintain Denali as the peak’s official name in federal databases.

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

The Alaska House voted to urge President Trump to maintain the name Denali for North America's tallest peak, opposing his executive order to revert the name to Mount McKinley. The resolution highlights the cultural significance of Denali for the Koyukon Athabascan people.

The President's order to rename Denali, North America's highest peak, back to Mount McKinley does not agree with Alaska senator.

The move, the 47th president says, will ‘restore the name of a great president’ to ‘Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.’

The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali