Fifty for 150: Mount Blue Sky renamed in 2023 to honor Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names in September 2023 renamed a Colorado mountain that boasts the highest paved road in North America Mount Blue Sky. The 14,265-foot mountain in Clear Creek County was previously named after former territorial governor John Evans, who authorized the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, when over 200 noncombatant Arapaho and

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 449

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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The U.S. Board on Geographic Names in September 2023 renamed a Colorado mountain that boasts the highest paved road in North America Mount Blue Sky.

This story is part of Colorado at 150. Each Fifty for 150 story focuses on an event that helped define Colorado over 150 years of statehood. Newsline is publishing one Fifty for 150 story every weekday in reverse chronological order until the sesquicentennial, …

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