A panoramic view of the range is available from sections of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Volcanic and intrusive processes 24–29 million years ago created the Never Summer and Rabbit Ears Range to the west.

[1] Today, what remains are weathered fragments of much larger volcanoes; primarily igneous granitic formations along with preceding metamorphic content.

[2][3] Beginning two million years ago, glaciers began carving the jagged peaks of the Never Summer Mountains.

Other small settlements were founded in the area, including Dutchtown, located high in Hitchens Gulch.

[citation needed] In 1914, the Colorado Mountain Club brought members of the Arapaho tribe to the region.

Tribal members who spent their youth in the area were asked the Arapaho language names for the various peaks, lakes and other geographic features.

The Colorado River Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park has trails that lead to the Grand Ditch and remains of Lulu City.

Trails in nearby Routt National Forest lead to the Never Summer Wilderness on the western and southern edges of the range.