North America's highest peak at 6,190 meters (20,310 feet), rising from a base elevation of only 600 meters — giving it the largest base-to-peak rise of any mountain on Earth's surface. The Koyukon Athabascan name Denali means "The Great One" or "The High One." It was renamed "Mount McKinley" in 1896 by a gold prospector who never climbed it, and the original name was not officially restored until 2015. The mountain creates its own weather systems, with temperatures dropping to -73°C and winds exceeding 240 km/h. Athabascan peoples have oriented their settlements, travel routes, and seasonal calendars around the mountain for over 10,000 years.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (38 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphecca | 6.9° | 8.8° | 353.1° | 5.0° | |
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 25.6° | 27.5° | 334.4° | 23.8° | |
| Hamal | 28.5° | 30.3° | 331.5° | 26.6° | |
| Kornephoros | 36.0° | 37.9° | 324.0° | 34.2° | |
| Pushya (Gamma Cancri) | 36.1° | 37.9° | 323.9° | 34.2° | |
| Arcturus | 43.5° | 45.4° | 316.5° | 41.6° | |
| Aldebaran | 51.1° | 53.0° | 308.9° | 49.3° | |
| Alhena | 51.4° | 53.3° | 308.6° | 49.6° | |
| Markab | 54.6° | 56.5° | 305.4° | 52.7° | |
| Denebola | 56.3° | 58.1° | 303.7° | 54.4° | |
| Rasalgethi | 56.7° | 58.6° | 303.3° | 54.9° | |
| Rasalhague | 61.3° | 63.2° | 298.7° | 59.5° | |
| Regulus | 62.8° | 64.6° | 297.3° | 60.9° | |
| Vindemiatrix | 65.2° | 67.0° | 294.8° | 63.3° | |
| Enif | 67.7° | 69.6° | 292.3° | 65.9° | |
| Altair | 70.1° | 72.0° | 289.9° | 68.2° | |
| Betelgeuse | 73.5° | 75.3° | 286.5° | 71.6° | |
| Unukalhai | 75.7° | 77.5° | 284.3° | 73.8° | |
| Bellatrix | 75.9° | 77.7° | 284.1° | 74.0° | |
| Procyon | 78.4° | 80.3° | 281.6° | 76.6° | |
| Mintaka | 90.7° | 92.5° | 269.3° | 88.8° | |
| Sadalmelik | 90.7° | 92.6° | 269.3° | 88.8° | |
| Orion Belt (Alnilam) | 92.7° | 94.5° | 267.4° | 90.8° | |
| Alnitak | 94.3° | 96.1° | 265.7° | 92.4° | |
| Sadalsuud | 102.4° | 104.2° | 257.6° | 100.5° | |
| Rigel | 108.4° | 110.2° | 251.6° | 106.5° | |
| Alphard | 109.4° | 111.3° | 250.6° | 107.6° | |
| Zubeneschamali | 111.1° | 113.0° | 248.9° | 109.2° | |
| Saiph | 111.8° | 113.6° | 248.2° | 109.9° | |
| Spica | 115.3° | 117.2° | 244.7° | 113.4° | |
| Sabik | 126.8° | 128.6° | 233.2° | 124.9° | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 127.6° | 129.4° | 232.4° | 125.7° | |
| Sirius | 129.4° | 131.3° | 230.6° | 127.6° | |
| Murzim | 132.9° | 134.8° | 227.1° | 131.1° | |
| Diphda | 133.0° | 134.8° | 227.0° | 131.1° | |
| Nunki | 168.0° | 169.9° | 192.0° | 166.2° | |
| Wezen | 168.9° | 170.8° | 191.1° | 167.1° | |
| Antares | 169.3° | 171.2° | 190.7° | 167.5° |
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