Governor Jared Polis has endorsed a collaborative proposal to change the name of Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky. The historic change could happen this coming week. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names ...

The road to the summit of Mount Blue Sky, formerly known as Mount Evans, will not open for the summer of 2025 because of a construction project being managed by the Federal Highway Administration.

The highway up Mount Evans opened at 8 a.m. last Friday, after a Colorado Department of Transportation crew had shoveled the last snow off the highest road in North America. Over the next three months ...

Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation opened Mount Evans Highway on Friday morning. The road climbs all the way to the summit of Mount Evans, the 14th highest peak in Colorado. Timed ...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — The road that takes visitors up one of Colorado's most popular 14ers will be closed for all of 2025 due to construction. According to a release from the Arapaho and ...

Mount Evans, the Colorado fourteener named after the state’s disgraced territorial governor, now has a new name: Mount Blue Sky. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted 15-1 on Friday afternoon to ...

The road leading to the top of the newly renamed Mount Blue Sky has closed for the season. The first nine miles of Mount Evans Road from Echo Lake to Summit Lake closed Tuesday. That portion of the ...

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 Park ...

DENVER – The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to drop fees for Mount Evans visitors who don’t use the parking lots and facilities along the highway billed as America’s highest paved road. For the past ...

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 ...

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the Mount Evans Road and Independence Pass are open following the conclusion of snow removal efforts and spring maintenance work. Related Articles Reservation ...

DENVER — The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to drop fees for Mount Evans visitors who don’t use the parking lots and facilities along the highway billed as America’s highest paved road. For the past ...