Interesting places in Alaska: Mount McKinley

The largest and northernmost state in the United States. In addition, it is separated from the rest of the country. The mountain is one of the Seven Summits. The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents and climbing to the summit of all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge. Alaska consists not only of the mainland but also of a large number of islands. These lands once belonged to the Russian Empire, and traces of Russian presence are still preserved, for example, in the names of several geographical objects. In 1867, Alaska was sold to the United States and very soon began to form as a tourist zone.

Denali, the highest mountain in North America.
Denali is the two-headed mountain in the south of central Alaska, the highest mountain in North America. It is located in the center of the Denali National Park. From 1896 to August 28, 2015 was called McKeeley, in honor of the 25th President of the United States. In the early XIX century was called the Big Mountain and was the highest point of the Russian Empire.