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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

High Costs, Shortage of Asphalt Could Delay Montrose County Road Projects

Jul 19, 2008 12:29 am

Montrose County officials say they're feeling the pain at more than the pump these days. As the price of asphalt continues to skyrocket and the supply continues to go down, they say they will likely h...

 

Community Group Needs Your Old Cell Phone

Jul 18, 2008 10:29 pm

Do you have an old cell phone? A community organization can put it to good use.

 

Starbucks Closing 600 Stores, 9 in Colorado

Jul 18, 2008 10:14 pm

Starbucks announced it's closing another 600 stores including nine in Colorado.

 

Convicted Felon to Get Guns Back

Jul 18, 2008 10:00 pm

A convicted felon found with more than 100 guns in his Fruitvale home during a raid will get his guns back and won't be charged according to the Mesa County District Attorney's Office.

 

Three Sent to Hospital, GVT Bus Rear Ended

Jul 18, 2008 5:14 pm

A woman is thrown from a bus when a mini van rear ends a GVT Bus.

 

VIDEO: Will Oil Prices Continue to Drop?

Jul 18, 2008 3:15 pm

With oil prices dropping below $135, will this affect your gas prices?

 

VIDEO: One in a Million Twins

Jul 18, 2008 3:15 pm

A bi-racial couple has a pair of one in a million twins: one is light skinned like daddy and one is darker skinned, like his mother.

 

VIDEO: Bush Makes Little Girl Cry, Run Away

Jul 18, 2008 3:15 pm

A little girl runs from President Bush during a White House T-ball game.

 

Durango Residents Report Brushes with 3 Mountain Lions

Jul 18, 2008 2:45 pm

Division of Wildlife officials have killed two mountain lions this week that strayed into Durango city limits in Southwestern Colorado.

 

Dog Recovering From Leap onto I-70

Jul 18, 2008 2:45 pm

A dog that jumped from a vehicle going 55 mph on Interstate 70 is recovering, although it has been separated from its owners.

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

Local News from Colorado Springs Gazette via Yahoo! News

Man gets 55 years for chase, firing shotgun

Jul 19, 2008 5:52 am

A Colorado Springs man was sentenced to 55 years in prison late Thursday for firing shotgun blasts at police and terrorizing a number of people during a 2005 high-speed chase through the city.

 

Money from water sales still pouring in

Jul 19, 2008 5:37 am

It may be bone dry in Colorado Springs, but snow is still melting in the high country, filling reservoirs and allowing the city to sell water to farmers, towns and subdivisions.

 

Commercial real estate sluggish

Jul 19, 2008 5:22 am

The Pikes Peak region's commercial real estate market, like its single-family housing, has slowed because of the struggling local and national economies.

 

Cops release photo of suspected bank robber

Jul 19, 2008 1:22 am

Police have released a surveillance photo of a man wanted in connection with a June 16 bank robbery. At 2:30 p.m. the man

 

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