The Mount Evans Wilderness is one step closer to becoming the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness, thanks to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

On Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, federal officials renamed the towering mountain southwest of Denver to Mount Blue Sky as part of a national effort to address the history of oppression and violence ...

Mount Evans, at 14,265 in elevation at the peak, is shown in Clear Creek County, Colorado, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. It was renamed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to Mount Blue Sky on ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names put a period on the dispute between two tribal groups on the new name for Colorado’s Mount Evans, selecting Mount Blue Sky on Friday. The vote was 15-1, with ...

Mount Blue Sky will close for the season and all of next year on Sept. 3. Reservations for the next few days are required for those who plan to park and visit the Mount Goliath Area, Summit Lake ...

The state Capitol in Denver can be seen in the foreground as Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans), at 14,265 feet high, stands in the background on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

Only 25 miles from Denver’s western suburbs, Blue Sky is the state’s 14th-highest peak and ranks in the top 20 within the contiguous 48 states, topping out at 14,266 feet. According to the Colorado ...

Mount Blue Sky, 14,266 feet, and Summit Lake in Clear Creek County, Summit Lake is where hikers typically start when hiking Mount Blue Sky, but that won’t be an option this year due to a road ...