He later added Paiute Peak, as his use of the Ute band was denied due to too many other Colorado features sharing that name.

The Arapaho tribe lived and hunted in the area during the summer months, though little evidence remains of their activities.

Mr. Fair believed that water sometimes would be run through a tunnel from the Western Slope into Four Moff-limits, that Boulder and the mountain region would continue to grow in popularity, that someday Boulder will have to build a storage dam lower down that those in the Arapahoe glacier region and that a road to the Arapahoe or some other glacier will be constructed and become the most popular drive in the state.

The figure 8 trails in the Arapahoe and Buchanan pass areas were made largely on the suggestion of Mr. Fair.

In January 1948, a plane carrying three airmen of the Civil Aeronautics Administration crashed about 500 feet below the summit of Navajo Peak due to severe turbulence.

[12] After four months and a five day expedition, a team of Denver and Boulder mountaineers recovered their bodies, reporting devastation to the mountainside.

[14] The area of the Indian Peaks was included in Enos Mills' original proposed boundaries for Rocky Mountain National Park.

[6] Most visitors hike along the many trails, visiting high passes, lakes and waterfalls en route.

[16] Mechanized recreation, such as mountain biking and the use of motorized vehicles, is prohibited in the Indian Peaks Wilderness.