There has been a delay in the renaming of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names put its vote on hold Thursday after receiving a request from a tribal government for a ...

Colorado politicians have turned their attention to the wilderness area surrounding the recently renamed Mt. Blue Sky – the 14er in Clear Creek County that looms over Denver– which still bears the ...

The top five-mile section of Mount Evans Highway closed to traffic on Tuesday. The road climbs all the way to the summit of Mount Evans, the 14th highest peak in Colorado. The road from Echo Lake to ...

A Colorado state panel recommended Thursday that Mount Evans, a prominent peak near Denver, be renamed Mount Blue Sky at the request of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. The Colorado Geographic Naming ...

GEORGETOWN, Colo — The summit of Mount Evans is now closed to vehicular traffic. The uppermost portion of the Mount Evans Scenic Byway closed for the season starting Tuesday from mile marker 9 to mile ...

When vacationer William Moore of Elkhart, Ind., hiked Mount Evans this week, he knew to dress in warm clothes. He’d be spending close to 30 minutes driving with lights on along a narrow, winding road ...

One of Colorado's most popular fourteeners may soon have a new name. Last week, officials in Clear Creek County approved a plan to change the name of 14,130-foot Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky, a title ...

Nearly 100 years ago, men toiled on the slopes of a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Their goal was to build what would be North America’s highest road. During construction in 1923, “the weather was ...

After more than a year of public debate on the topic, Clear Creek County officials have selected a new name to replace Mount Evans. Officials made the decision after considering five proposed options, ...

DENVER (KDVR) – The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has renamed Mount Evans as Mount Blue Sky, making the new name official during the Council of Geographic Names Authorities conference Friday ...

On November 17, the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board voted to recommend to change the name of Mount Evans, the 14,265-foot peak that honors John Evans, Colorado’s second territorial governor ...

When Sarah Ortegon was painting a new mural on the side of the Patagonia store in River North, passersby had a lot of questions. They wanted to know why she had crossed out the name Mount Evans in her ...