The mountain had been named for Colorado’s second territorial governor, John Evans, determined by historians to have set in motion the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.

Mount Blue Sky, new official name for 14er closest to Denver, is inspired by Arapaho tribe 03:22. DENVER -- Federal officials on Friday renamed a towering mountain southwest of Denver as part of a ...

Group walks from Sand Creek Massacre site to Mount Evans with goal of name change 01:59. The beat of a drum in Bergen Park is a prayer with a wish to change the name of a mountain from Mount Evans ...

Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky Published: Sep. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m. FILE - Mount Evans is seen near Idaho Springs, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, Sept. 10, 2016.

Native American News; Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky. Published: Sep. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m. Sep. 21, 2023, 2:35 p.m.

FILE - Mount Evans is seen near Idaho Springs, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, Sept. 10, 2016. On Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, federal officials renamed the towering mountain southwest of Denver to Mount ...