Colorado (CO)

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State of Colorado

• State Capital » Denver

Facts

• Population » 5.8 million

Geography

• Area » 269,837 kilometres sqare (104,094 sq mi)
• Highest Elevation » Mount Elbert at 4,401.2 m (14,440 ft) (Map)
• Lowest elevation » Arikaree River at 1,011m (3,317 ft) (Wikipedia – Map)

Location of the State of Colorado (via Wikipedia)

Maps

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps

Tourism

• Colorado Tourism
• Royal Gorge Bridge & Park » Forbes

Adventures

• Alpine Loop – National Backcountry Byway
  • A 117.8 kilometre moderately trafficked loop trail located near Silverton.  The trail is primarily used for scenic driving and ohv/off road driving and is best used from July until October.
  • Colorado Tourism
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • AllTrails
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (Map)
• Pike’s Peak Highway (Tourism)
  • about 10 miles west of Colorado Springs
  • SOTA » W0C/FR-004 (OSM)
• The Mount Evans Scenic Byway » which is the highest paved road in North America (US Forest Service)
  • Climbs over 7,000 feet in its 28-mile length, reaching an altitude of 14,130′ feet.
  • Idaho Springs, Colorado serves as the starting point to the byway.
• Lobo Overlook » k0nr
  • near Wolf Creek Pass

Resources

• State Government
• Wikipedia