Denali (Mt. McKinley), Denali National
Park 
Denali is the highest mountain in North America,
at 20,300 feet. It also has the greatest vertical relief in the world-
in other words, to a human standing at the base, it is the tallest appearing
mountain, even taller than Mt. Everest. The base is at 1800 feet
above sea level, making base-peak elevation gain 18,500 feet. Denali
is Athabascan for "The Great One." It's only clearly visible like
this about 20% of the time.
©1994, Jeffrey L. Cooper
