Table of Contents Between the Plains and the Mountains 4 Fighting to Become Number One 11 Rocky Mountain Metropolis 14 More to Do 23 Timeline Denver Facts Founded 1858 Land area 153 square miles 246 23 square kilometers Elevation 5 280 feet or 1 mile 1 609 meters Population 682 545 2015 Average Daytime Temperatures winter 47 degrees Fahrenheit 8 degrees Celsius spring 63 degrees Fahrenheit 17 degrees Celsius summer 83 degrees Fahrenheit 28 degrees Celsius fall 66 degrees Fahrenheit 19 degrees Celsius Ethnic Diversity African American 13 3 American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 Asian 5 6 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 2 Hispanic or Latino 17 6 White 63 7 City Nicknames Queen City of the Plains The Queen of the Plains Queen City of the West Mile High City Convention City Wall Street of the West Number of Annual Visitors 15 4 million 29 Glossary 30 Index Show What You Know Websites to Visit About the Author 31 31 31 32 United States Denver Denver CO Colorado
Between the Plains and the Mountains Denver Colorado was built along streams and rivers on the high flat grassy plains Nearby are the foothills of the Rocky Mountains The Front Range Mountains part of the Rocky Mountains are the closest to Denver They are some of the highest mountains on the eastern side of the Rockies MOST PEOPLE THINK DENVER IS IN THE MOUNTAINS IT ISN'T IT IS ON FLAT LAND CALLED PLAINS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UNITED STATES 4
Millions of years ago dinosaurs wandered this area After they disappeared mammoths giant bison and even camels lived here At Dinosaur Ridge you can see dinosaur footprints dried in the mud and bones still in the ground 5
