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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

Fourteener enthusiasts will have to go a long way this summer to climb one of the state’s most recognizable peaks, even though it’s the closest one to Denver. Mount Blue Sky, formerly known as Mount ...