We’d like to share one of our favorite traditions – a stunning aerial photo for your computer as a desktop wallpaper.
About This Image
Denali is located in the wilderness of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. In 2015, a Secretarial Order from the Department of the Interior renamed Mount McKinley to the traditional Koyukon Athabascan name of Denali. That same year, a more accurate elevation of 20,310 feet was announced for the tallest mountain in North America. Previously, the height of the mountain was listed as 20,320 feet and based on a triangulation survey done in the 1950’s.
As part of the continuing history of surveying of Denali, in 1989, Quantum Spatial employee, Jeffrey Yates, participated in the first GPS survey of the summit where he helped to place the USGS survey monument into the summit ice of North America’s tallest peak.
In 2016, the National Park Service will celebrate 100 years of conserving America’s Special Places such as Denali for the enjoyment of past, present, and future generations.