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  1. Sep 16, 2023 · The former Mount Evans viewed from near Idaho Springs in Colorado's Rocky Mountains in 2016. On Sept. 15, 2023, federal officials renamed the prominent peak Mount Blue Sky.

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  3. 5 days ago · In 1895, the mountain was officially named “Mount Evans,” after John Evans, the second territorial governor of Colorado. The name Mount Rosalie was then moved to a 13,575' peak about three miles southeast. In 2023, Mount Evans was renamed Mount Blue Sky.

  4. Sep 15, 2023 · 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 against Native Americans.

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  5. On November 17, 2022, the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory recommended unanimously that the name be changed to Mount Blue Sky. On March 3, 2023, Governor Jared Polis formally asked the United States Board on Geographic Names to rename the mountain to Mount Blue Sky.

  6. Sep 15, 2023 · A Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky. Federal officials on Friday renamed a towering mountain southwest of Denver as part of a national effort to address the ...

  7. Sep 15, 2023 · 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....

  8. Sep 15, 2023 · Mount Blue Sky, formerly Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, was once named for Colorado territorial governor John Evans, whose order led to the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864. The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board recommended in 2022 that its name be changed to Mount Blue Sky.

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