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Colorado is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western, Southwestern, Midwestern, and Central regions of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 4,753,377 in 2006, a 10.49% increase since U.S. Census 2000. Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado. Citizens of Colorado are known as Coloradans.
The State of Colorado is defined as the geospherical rectangle that stretches from 37°N to 41°N latitude and from 102°03’W to 109°03’W longitude (25°W to 32°W from the Washington Meridian). Colorado is one of only three U.S. states (with Wyoming and Utah) that have only lines of latitude and longitude for boundaries.
The summit of Mount Elbert at 4401 meters (14,440 feet) elevation in Lake County is the state’s highest point and the highest point in the entire Rocky Mountains. Colorado has approximately 550 mountain peaks that exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation. Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1000 meters (3281 feet) elevation. The state’s lowest elevation is 1010 meters (3315 feet) at the point on the eastern boundary of Yuma County where the Arikaree River flows into the State of Kansas.
East of the Southern Rocky Mountains are the Colorado Eastern Plains of the High Plains, the section of the Great Plains within Colorado at elevations ranging from 3315 to 6562 feet (1010 to 2000 meters). The states of Kansas and Nebraska border Colorado to the east. The plains are sparsely settled with most population along the South Platte and the Arkansas rivers. Rainfall is meager, averaging from 12 to 18 inches (300 to 450 millimeters) annually. There is some irrigated farming, but much of the land is used for dryland farming or ranching. Winter wheat is a typical crop and most small towns in the region boast both a water tower and a grain elevator.
The bulk of Colorado’s population lives along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the Front Range Urban Corridor. This region is partially protected from prevailing storms by the high mountains to the west.
To the west lies the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains with notable peaks such as Longs Peak, Mount Evans, Pikes Peak, and the Spanish Peaks near Walsenburg in the south. This area drains to the east, is forested, and partially urbanized.

 

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Local News from KKCO Grand Junction via Yahoo! News

Feds: Collapsed Utah Mine Operator Courted Danger

Jul 25, 2008 12:00 am

Federal regulators say the operator of a collapsed Utah mine violated safety protocols by cutting coal pillars that should have been left standing to prevent cave-ins.

 

McCain, Dalai Lama to Meet in Aspen

Jul 25, 2008 12:00 am

John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama in Aspen tomorrow.

 

Triple Crown World Series Hits Grand Junction

Jul 24, 2008 11:59 pm

Triple Crown Baseball means a week of competition between teams from all over the U.S. but it also means a boost to the local economy. The crack of the bat echoes across Suplizio field as fans celebra...

 

Business Leaders Behind Bars for a Good Cause

Jul 24, 2008 8:15 pm

Business leaders in Mesa County are locked up today, literally. They're behind bars raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

 

Medicare Cuts Affecting Local Hospice Program

Jul 24, 2008 8:15 pm

Medicare is making cuts across the country and the Hospice of Western Colorado says because of those cuts, It may have to cut its budget by three to six percent.

 

City Market's Parent Company Pulls Jalepenos from Shelves

Jul 24, 2008 5:30 pm

The parent company of Colorado grocery chains King Soopers and City Market has removed all jalapeno peppers from its stores as a precaution.

 

Toppled Crane Closes Vail Frontage Road For Hours

Jul 24, 2008 5:30 pm

A toppled crane is blocking Vail's frontage road but workers expect to have it completely removed by Wednesday evening.

 

Court Finds for Colo. Christian College in Dispute

Jul 24, 2008 5:29 pm

A Federal Appeals court has sided with a Christian University's argument that the state's denial of financial aid to its students is unconstitutional.

 

Feds Start Family Briefing on Utah Mine Disaster

Jul 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Federal mining regulators are briefing family members on an investigation into the fatal cave-ins at Utah's Crandall Canyon mine that killed nine people last summer.

 

Housing Incentives on the Rise as Home Sales Drop

Jul 24, 2008 4:30 pm

According to realtors, Housing sales in the Grand Valley have decreased 17 percent since last year and realtors are offering incentives to remain competitive

 
 

Local News from Colorado Springs Gazette via Yahoo! News

Fighting to save a young, fragile life

Jul 25, 2008 6:07 am

Last Friday, doctors told Erika White her 22-monthold daughter Emerson might not survive. The girl's lungs, soaked like sponges with her bodily fluids, collapsed after her kidneys failed.

 

Former triathlete is back in the game

Jul 24, 2008 11:37 pm

Michelle Blessing was a notable triathlete in the mid'90s, coached the triathlon teams in the 2000 Olympics, and in less than a decade returned to average physical condition.

 

Hospital's history in art form

Jul 24, 2008 11:37 pm

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Child falls into Seven Falls

Jul 24, 2008 11:22 pm

A child has fallen into the bottom of the second waterfall at Seven Falls. Emergency crews are responding. Check back to gazette.com for updated information.

 

Peterson airmen headed to Iraq

Jul 24, 2008 10:22 pm

About 80 airmen from nearby Air Force reserve units are due to head to Iraq on Sunday to bolster security and law enforcement.

 

She's been there - time to give back

Jul 24, 2008 5:52 am

Emily Brown hadn't ridden a bike for 10 years. And even if she'd wanted to, she would have had to lug a handful of 2-pound oxygen tanks with her.

 

Thousands in Springs still eligible for stimulus checks

Jul 23, 2008 10:22 pm

Thousands of Colorado Springs residents could get $300 from Uncle Sam, and all they have to do is claim the money.

 

City Council backs USOC Paralympics club

Jul 23, 2008 3:37 pm

Abby Farrell is a happy, active girl who likes playing golf and doing gymnastics when she's not skiing or swimming. For her mother, Michelle, it's a load.

 

No more skyscrapers for Springs just yet

Jul 23, 2008 3:37 pm

Downtown Colorado Springs' skyline won't be changing anytime soon, despite ambitious plans announced in recent years by two local developers.

 

BARRY NOREEN: City officials slow to make decisions about new trails at Pikes Peak

Jul 23, 2008 6:07 am

It's turning out that going the extra mile on the south slope of Pikes Peak is a heroic effort.

 
 

Local News from Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News

Civic Center Blues: Rule 1 - Forget all rules

Jul 25, 2008 6:50 am

Thou shalt not skateboard.

 

Private fund set up to preserve governor's house

Jul 25, 2008 6:35 am

Former Gov. Bill Owens had to beg the legislature for money to fix the Governor's Mansion carriage house in 2004 when the structure was on the verge of being torn down because of neglect.

 

Former kid actor a no-show at hearing in Boulder court

Jul 25, 2008 6:35 am

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Jet's early-morning roar riles Boulder residents

Jul 25, 2008 6:35 am

Many Boulder residents awoke Thursday morning not to the sound of buzzing alarm clocks, but to the rumble of a vintage Korean War-era jet buzzing overhead.

 

Girl critically injured in fall while hiking

Jul 25, 2008 6:24 am

A 7-year-old girl was in critical condition Thursday night after she slipped and fell about 40 feet while hiking with her family at North Cheyenne Canon Park, authorities said.

 

TV report: Raceway to reopen Labor Day

Jul 25, 2008 6:24 am

Racing is coming back to Pikes Peak International Raceway, according to a report by KOAA television.

 

Man allegedly offered Rox tix to IRS agent

Jul 25, 2008 6:23 am

A Monument man is accused of offering an IRS agent Colorado Rockies season tickets in return for changing a 2006 personal income tax audit.

 

Hiker lost near Estes found by searchers

Jul 25, 2008 6:23 am

A lost hiker who spent two nights alone in the wilderness near Estes Park was tired, dehydrated and hungry when found Thursday, but not seriously injured, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Off...

 

Police find no leads in kidnapping case

Jul 25, 2008 6:22 am

Fort Collins police continued their search Thursday for kidnap victim Rosanna Martinez and suspect Travis John Kness.

 

Dedication set for new CBI office

Jul 25, 2008 6:22 am

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation's new office in Grand Junction will be dedicated at 10 a.m. July 31.

 
 

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