Tag: Mount Evans
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Mount Evans Highway opens for season
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mount Evans Highway — or Colorado Highway 5 —reopened for the season on Friday morning. The 15-mile highway begins at Echo Lake Lodge and climbs to the mountain’s summit at over 14,200 feet. The road is the highest paved road in North America, according to…
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A look at 20-plus Colorado 14ers named for people, as Evans change is contended
In 2017, Jeri Norgren discovered a personal, indirect connection to the controversy swirling around the name of one of Colorado’s highest peaks. A fifth-generation native and history buff, Norgren was a member at a meeting for the 141-year-old literary organization Denver Fortnightly Club. There was mention of the group’s “instrumental” role in christening Mount Evans.…
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Scenic byway to summit of Mount Evans to close for season next week
The highest portion of Mount Evans Scenic Byway will close for the season on Tuesday, officials said. The final five miles of Colorado 5 always closes for the season the day after Labor Day as part of an agreement among the U.S. Forest Service, Colorado Department of Transportation and Denver Mountain Parks. Additionally, weather becomes…
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You might be seeing more paint-dotted mountain goats on Mount Evans
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks you not to be alarmed if you see paint-dotted mountain goats on Mount Evans. Though, there’s concern behind the marks. Wildlife officials have tagged the wooly animals seen along the…
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Classic Happy Trails: Summit between Colorado Springs and Denver offers wilderness spoils
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mount Herman is the hulkish backdrop to Monument, like a mound suddenly rising from the flats where the town sits and Interstate 25 runs onward. If you’re a savvy hiker and keep skipping the mountain…
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6 ways to appreciate Mount Evans Scenic Byway, now open after a year closed
Nearly 100 years ago, men toiled on the slopes of a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Their goal was to build what would be North America’s highest road. During construction in 1923, “the weather was constantly bad,” the contractor reported, “there being practically continuous rain, hail and snow the whole season or heavy wet clouds.” Machinery…
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Reservation system coming to Brainard Lake, Mount Evans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A visit to the top of Mount Evans — or a hike to Brainard Lake — two of the Front Range’s most iconic attractions, will require a reservation this year. U.S. Forest Officials announced the move Tuesday, citing a 200% increase in outdoor recreation across…
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Most of Colorado’s iconic cycling events set to go in 2021
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While organizers of the Colorado Classic recently called off that race for a second straight year citing lingering COVID-19 uncertainty, many of the state’s other premier cycling events are planning to resume traditions this summer. That includes the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, for many Coloradans…