Colorado QUICK FACTS Name Colorado is a Spanish word meaning colored red Early Spanish explorers named the Colorado River the Rio Colorado because of the reddish silt that gives the river its color State Capital Denver population 663,862 Date of Statehood August 1 1876 38th state Population 5,355,866 22nd-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 104,094 square miles 269,602 sq km 8th-largest state Largest City Denver population 663,862 Nickname The Centennial State Motto Nil Sine Numine Nothing Without the Deity State Bird Lark Bunting 6 COLORADO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower White and Lavender Columbine Columbine State Gemstone Aquamarine State Tree Colorado Blue Spruce Aquamarine State Songs Where the Columbines Grow and Rocky Mountain High Highest Point Mount Elbert 14 440 feet 4 401 m Lowest Point 3 315 feet 1 010 m on the Arikaree River Blue Spruce Average July High Temperature 83°F 28°C Record High Temperature 114°F 46°C in Las Animas on July 1 1933 and Sedgwick on July 11 1954 Mount Elbert Average January Low Temperature 13°F 11°C Record Low Temperature 61°F 52°C in Maybell on February 1 1985 Average Annual Precipitation 18 inches 46 cm CO Low Point Number of U S Senators 2 Gra om Number of U S Representatives 7 37 U S Postal Service Abbreviation CO QUICK FACTS N
COLORADO GEOGRAPHY Colorado Colorado is located in the American West It shares borders with New Mexico and Oklahoma to the south Nebraska wraps around Colorado's north and east side Kansas is also to the east Wyoming is also to the north while Utah is to the west Colorado is a Four Corners state It shares its southwestern A marker shows where tip with Utah Arizona and New Mexico the four states meet up Colorado is the eighth largest state It covers 104 094 square miles 269 602 sq km The state is rich with geographic features They include arid plains deserts canyons forests and lakes But Colorado is most famous for its mountains The Rocky Mountains occupy almost half of the entire western side of the state Colorado has 58 peaks that soar over 14 000 feet 4 267 m Mountain climbers like to reach the summits of these 14ers for bragging rights The most famous Colorado 14ers include Longs Peak Mount Evans and Pikes Peak 6 800 ft 6 700 ft 2 073 m 2 042 m 6 100 ft 1 859 m 5 700 R 5 500 ft 1 737 m 1 676 m Colorado has the highest average elevation of any state Colorado Wyoming Utan New Mexico levada COLORADO
kansas the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WYOMING COLORADO NEBRASKA South Platt Fort Collins Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA TEXAS Colorado’s total land and water area is 104,094 square miles 269,602 sq km It is the 8th-largest state The state capital is Denver GEOGRAPHY utah arizona 9
