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Nov 18, 2022 · State panel unanimously recommends new name for Mount Evans 00:58. A Colorado state panel recommended Thursday that Mount Evans, a prominent peak near Denver, be renamed Mount Blue Sky at the ...
Sep 15, 2023 · The new name — Mount Blue Sky — reflects the ideals of today, respects the cultures of local Indigenous peoples and honors the ancestors of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, hundreds who were brutally killed during the Sand Creek Massacre. An act of Congress is needed to change the name of Mount Evans Wilderness.
Nov 18, 2022 · Mount Evans, the 14er named after a territorial governor forced to resign following the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, could soon be renamed Mount Blue Sky.
Sep 16, 2023 · The U.S. Geological Survey’s Board on Geographic Names voted Friday to approve Mount Blue Sky as the replacement for Mount Evans. By Jason Blevins The Colorado Sun. Saturday, Sep 16, 2023 7:34 PM Updated Sunday, Sep. 17, 2023 3:58 PM. Visitors pass the sign on the summit of Mount Evans in 2016. David Zalubowski/The Associated Press.
Sep 18, 2023 · Mount Evans, named after the second governor of the Territory of Colorado, John Evans, will be renamed Mount Blue Sky after the Domestic Names subcommittee under the U.S Board of Geographical Names voted 15-1 with 3 abstaining at the Council on Geographic Names Authorities conference in Portland, Ore., on Friday, Sept. 15.
Mar 9, 2023 · Delay puts renaming of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky on hold 02:36. 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 ...
Oct 17, 2023 · “Communities and tribes across Colorado have been working for years to get Mount Evans renamed to Mount Blue Sky,” said Pettersen. “Their determination and commitment have finally come to fruition. The renaming of the mountain and now, with our bill, the surrounding wilderness area, are a powerful symbol of healing and unity.
