About Colorado...
The State of Colorado is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region in the United States of America. May He also believes part of the western and southwestern regions of the United States. Colorado entered statehood in 1876 and was dubbed the "Centennial State." It is bordered to the north of Wyoming, in southern New Mexico, on the southwest corner by Arizona, east of Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, and Utah in the west.
The State is known for its magnificent landscape of mountains, rivers and plains. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population was 4,939,456 in 2008, a 14% increase from the U.S. Census 2000.Denver is the capital city and the state of Colorado's most populous city. Residents of Colorado properly known as "Coloradans, although the archaic term" Coloradoan "is still used.
The State of Colorado is defined as geoellipsoidal rectangle that extends from 37 ° N to 41 ° N latitude and from 102 to 109 ° 03'W ° 03'W longitude (25 ° W to 32 ° W from the Washington Meridian). Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and are only three U.S. states that have only lines of latitude and longitude for boundaries, and that have no natural boundaries. When the government established the border markers Geodetic Territory of Colorado, minor surveying errors created several small kinks along the borders, especially along the border with the territory of Utah. The Surveyors' benchmarks, once agreed by the interested party, became the legal boundaries for the Territory of Colorado.
The summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet elevation in Lake County State highest point, and the highest point in the entire Rocky Mountains. Colorado has more than 100 mountain peaks that exceed 4000 meters elevation. Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above the elevation 1000 meters. Arikaree the point where the River flows from yuma County, Colorado, and in Cheyenne County, Kansas, is the lowest point in the state of Colorado at 3315 feet elevation. This crossing point holds the distinction of being the highest low point of any U.S. state.
Colorado Facts
Capital : Denver > Find Lodging
Population : 4,939,456
Nick Name : Centennial State
Motto : Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)
Official Website : http://www.colorado.com/
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National Parks
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