Locations of Denali (Mount McKinley) and the Mississippi River

Denali (formerly Mount McKinley)

• Location: Alaska Range, south-central Alaska.
• Elevation: 20,310 ft (6,190 m) – highest peak in North America.

Mississippi River

• Location: Central United States.
• Length: 2,340 mi (3,734 km) – longest river in North America.
• Source: Lake Itasca, Minnesota.
• Mouth: Gulf of Mexico.

These two icons define opposite ends of the continent’s geographic grandeur.