A request by a tribal government to have a “consultation” delays the vote to change the controversial name of 14,000-foot peak west of Denver.
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Colorado governor formally asks federal government to change Mt. Evans’ name to Mt. Blue Sky
The request is the second-to-last step in the renaming process to remove former Gov. John Evans, who was forced to resign for his role in the Sand Creek Massacre
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Skating in the wild used to be a hard “no.” Now some Colorado parks are allowing it.
The skating ranger at 11 Mile State Park says recreation is changing and that skating outdoors should be accommodated — when the conditions are right
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Carman: The moral failures of Evans and Byers compel a final reckoning at the highest level
Now that Mount Evans likely will be renamed, it’s time for Colorado to turn toward the next one: Byers Peak
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Board mulling name change for Mount Evans begins work without Patty Limerick, a scholar in the history of Western conquest
The makeup of the state’s geographic naming board could change even more in December because 6 of 15 members’ terms have expired
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As momentum to rename Mount Evans builds, the namesake’s relatives ask Colorado to consider his contributions
Descendants of John Evans speak up on behalf of former governor while acknowledging his role in Sand Creek Massacre
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Hiker traffic on Colorado 14ers fell by 110,000 visits in 2021 after setting a record in 2020
After a record-setting year for Colorado’s highest peaks at the height of the pandemic, traffic on the state’s 14ers dropped in 2021, falling by more than 110,000 user days. The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, using remote-sensor counters on 23 trails around the state, counted about 303,000 hikers scaling the state’s 54 14,000-foot peaks in 2021, down […]
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Colorado eyes changing mountain name tied to Sand Creek massacre at request of Cheyenne, Arapaho tribes
One of Colorado’s most popular mountains is a step closer to being renamed in honor of the state’s Indigenous people. Clear Creek County commissioners voted Tuesday to recommend changing Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at the request of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. The Arapaho were known as the Blue Sky People, and the […]
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Colorado’s new board to rename controversial landmarks has its first recommendation: Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain
The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board on Thursday made its first recommendation: changing the name of Squaw Mountain in Clear Creek County to Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain. After a year of plodding procedural meetings, the board unanimously approved renaming the peak — referred to in debate as “S-Mountain” — after the influential Cheyenne translator known as Owl […]
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Here’s how the new Mount Evans reservations system is working out
The night before Joyce and Steve Koenig visited Mount Evans with their daughter and her boyfriend, they went to recreation.gov and purchased a vehicle ticket. On July 22, the Koenigs, who live in Lakewood, and hundreds of others visited the Mount Evans Scenic Byway, stopping at Mount Goliath, Summit Lake and/or the summit parking lot […]