3 0 9 ° ) ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁Mountain ▁Bl od get t ▁Pe ak ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁that ▁settled ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁runner - up ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁A eros pace ▁Def ense ▁Command ▁( N OR AD ) ▁Hard ened ▁Com bat ▁Oper ations ▁Center ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁center ▁built ▁in ▁Che y enne ▁Mountain . ▁N OR AD ▁was ▁particularly ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁location , ▁and ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁ ▁recommended ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁Che y enne ▁Mountain ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bl od get t ▁Pe ak ▁was ▁burn ed ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Wal do ▁C any on ▁fire . ▁After ▁the ▁fire , ▁the ▁Bl od get t ▁Pe ak ▁Rest oration ▁Project ▁was ▁initi ated ▁to ▁develop ▁soil ▁and ▁er os ion ▁control ▁measures , ▁remove ▁dead ▁trees ▁along ▁tra ils , ▁plant ▁trees , ▁and ▁res eed ▁veget ation . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁combined ▁effort ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service ▁cre ws , ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁Field ▁Institute , ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy ▁cad ets , ▁and ▁the ▁M ile ▁High ▁Youth ▁Cor p ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁tra ils , ▁remove ▁ha z ard ous ▁trees , ▁install ▁log ▁er os ion ▁bar riers ▁and