Mt McKinley now called Denali seen from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 June 15, 2015 in Earth Orbit. The mountain is the highest mountain peak in North America. The Geological Survey announced that Denali's summit had a new, official elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 meters) Ñ10 feet shorter than surveyors had determined in the 1950s. The mountain has not shrunk. Instead, technology has improved.

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Mt McKinley now called Denali seen from the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 June 15, 2015 in Earth Orbit. The mountain is the highest mountain peak in North America. The Geological Survey announced that Denali's summit had a new, official elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 meters) Ñ10 feet shorter than surveyors had determined in the 1950s. The mountain has not shrunk. Instead, technology has improved.

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Location: Mt McKinley, Denali, Alaska
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