Few people who grow up in Colorado need a book to tell them about 14,271-foot Mt. Evans. Most have either driven to the top, driven by it or simply gazed at what is the closest 14er to Denver. But … ...

A Colorado state panel suggested to change the name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky. The original name is tied to the massacre of more than 200 Native Americans.

A group in Colorado is seeking to revert the name of Mount Blue Sky to Mount Evans, arguing the decision to scrap the name of the former territorial governor from ...

Mount Evans, the Colorado fourteener named after the state's disgraced territorial governor John Evans, has been given a new name -- Mount Blue Sky -- by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

But it was Mount Blue Sky that attracted unanimous support from Colorado’s 14-member geographic naming advisory board and from the tribes that sent representatives to the meeting.

Advance Colorado seeks to change Mount Blue Sky to Mount Evans, two years after the name change. They submitted a petition to the Trump administration.

In 2017, Denver resident Mark Olmstead started a petition on Change.org to rename Mount Evans. The next year, the Denver American Indian Commission declared its support of the idea, according to ...

Mount Evans, the Colorado fourteener named after the state’s disgraced territorial governor, now has a new name: Mount Blue Sky. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted 15-1 on Friday afternoon to ...

In 2017, Denver resident Mark Olmstead started a petition on Change.org to rename Mount Evans. The next year, the Denver American Indian Commission declared its support of the idea, according to ...

Hikers walk on the Summit Lake trail at Mount Evans in Clear Creek County on Sept. 12, 2023. The 14,265 ft. peak was renamed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to Mount Blue Sky on Sept. 15, 2023.