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Mount Evans Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans) and Summit Lake
Map showing the location of Mount Evans Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mount Evans Wilderness
LocationClear Creek County / Park County, CO, USA
Nearest cityIdaho Springs
Coordinates39°35′16″N 105°38′34″W / 39.58778°N 105.64278°W / 39.58778; -105.64278[1]
Area74,401 acres (301.09 km2)
Established1980
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Mount Evans Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest about 30 miles (48 km) west of Denver, Colorado. The wilderness area is named after Mount Blue Sky's former name, Mount Evans[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Mount Evans Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Blevins, Jason (September 15, 2023). "The U.S. Geological Survey's Board on Geographic Names voted Friday to approve Mount Blue Sky as the replacement for Mount Evans". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mount Evans Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Mount Evans Wilderness Area". Colorado Wilderness. Retrieved August 11, 2012.

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