| Mount Evans Wilderness | |
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| Location | Clear Creek County / Park County, CO, USA |
| Nearest city | Idaho Springs |
| Coordinates | 39°35′16″N 105°38′34″W / 39.58778°N 105.64278°W[1] |
| Area | 74,401 acres (301.09 km2) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | U.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]
- ^ "Mount Evans Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mount Evans Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "Mount Evans Wilderness Area". Colorado Wilderness. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
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