First meeting of #Colorado’s geographical naming board recap

Mt. Evans with Summit Lake. By Boilerinbtown – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11823192

From The Denver Post (Saja Hindi):

Here are the 16 pending proposals for name changes:

  • Mount Evans in Clear Creek County: three requests. Proposed alternatives: Mount Rosalie, Mount Soule, Mount Cheyenne Arapaho
  • Squaw Mountain in Clear Creek County. Proposed alternative: Mount Mistanta
  • Redskin Creek in Jefferson and Park Counties. Proposed alternative: Ute Creek
  • Chinaman Gulch in Chaffee County. Proposed alternative: Trout Creek Gulch
  • Redskin Mountain in Jefferson County. Proposed alternative: Mount Jerome
  • Negro Creek in Delta County. Proposed alternative: Hops Creek or Clay Creek
  • Negro Mesa in Delta County. Proposed alternative: Clay Mesa
  • Negro Draw in Montezuma County. Proposed alternative: Hops Draw
  • Benchmark Lake Reservoir in Eagle County. Proposed alternative: Nottingham Lake
  • V H Pasture Reservoir in San Miguel County. Proposed alternative: Elk Springs Reservoir
  • Vurl Reservoir in San Miguel County. Proposed alternative: Wapiti Reservoir
  • Unnamed Peak in Jefferson County. Proposed alternative: Cimarron Peak
  • Calkins Lake in Weld County. Proposed alternative: Union Reservoir
  • The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board was created by Gov. Jared Polis at a time when people across the country have been calling for the removal of symbols of racism. Colorado was one of only two states without such a board.

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