Personally, I don’t care what the name is. I just wonder what possible authority the President has to name or re-name mountains. Or is that a wasted question with this Pres?
He just waves his magic fairy wand.
The secretary of the interior has the legal authority to change the name if the Board of Geographic Names does not act in a “reasonable time.” The administration contends that, since the state of Alaska first requested the name change 40 years ago and the board hasn’t issued a ruling yet, it hasn’t acted in a timely manner.