ASPEN, Colo.—The late singer John Denver’s song “Rocky Mountain High” celebrated his adopted home of Colorado. Now, a Colorado woman wants to honor him by naming one of the state’s peaks after him.
J.P. McDaniel of Littleton tells The Aspen Times that she has collected about 1,000 signatures in support of naming the eastern peak of Mount Sopris near Aspen after the singer-songwriter.
Denver lived in the Aspen area from 1970 until his death in a plane crash near Monterey, Calif., in 1997
McDaniel says her petition to the federal government for John Denver Peak is intended to honor the singer’s environmental legacy. She says the 12,965-foot peak is visible from land he donated to the Windstar Foundation, an environmental organization.
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names would consider the request.
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Information from: The Aspen Times,
