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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

Rollover Accident: Rainy Weather Made for Tough Driving Conditions

Aug 7, 2008 2:01 pm

A man driving on highway 141 near mile marker 152 lost control when he came around a corner, causing his truck to roll over.

 

Early Morning Trailer Fire

Aug 7, 2008 1:46 pm

Grand Junction fire fighters are cleaning up after an early morning fire that destroyed an RV.

 

Man Tasered for Trying to Pick a Fight

Aug 7, 2008 1:46 pm

Police were forced to taser a uncooperative man late Wednesday night.

 

Fruita Fall Festival Coming Up

Aug 7, 2008 1:46 pm

On 11 News Today we interviewed Megan Sears about the Fruita Fall Festival. She went over what you can expect and how to register for the annual contest.

 

How To Get In To The Democratic National Convention

Aug 7, 2008 12:46 pm

More than half the 75,000-plus seats for Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field will go to residents of Colorado, a battleground state in the presidential election.

 

Opening Arguments Delivered in Moore Case

Aug 6, 2008 10:45 pm

Opening arguments in the first degree murder case against Brandon Moore were delivered Wednesday afternoon.

 

Mesa County To Improve Foster Care

Aug 6, 2008 10:01 pm

The Department of Human Services recently hosted a two day foster care summit in Mesa County.

 

Piece of Skull Headed to FBI Lab for Testing

Aug 6, 2008 9:46 pm

A piece of human skull discovered in Utah is now headed to an FBI lab for testing.

 

Fire Officials: 5-Year-Old Started Duplex Fire

Aug 6, 2008 9:45 pm

A duplex caught fire just after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Fire officials say a 5-year-old boy started the blaze.

 

1 County Judge Gets Do-Not-Retain Recommendation

Aug 6, 2008 5:31 pm

A state panel has recommended that voters oust Jefferson County Judge Judy Archuleta in November, but more than 100 other judges and justices won endorsements from judicial performance commissions.

 
 

Local News from Colorado Springs Gazette via Yahoo! News

Lewis-Palmer grad's 'Jesus speech' lawsuit thrown out

Aug 7, 2008 7:00 pm

Lewis-Palmer School District 38 did not violate the First Amendment rights of a 2006 graduate when it disciplined her for mentioning Jesus in a valedictorian speech, a federal judge has ruled.

 

County's population of people 65 and older is rising

Aug 7, 2008 4:44 pm

For a growing number of El Paso County residents, these are the golden years. The county's population of people age 65 and older increased 22 percent from 2000 to last year, according to estimates the...

 

SIDE STREETS: Some seek separation of church and street

Aug 7, 2008 6:14 am

Lots of people view the curb in front of their home as not just a stretch of city street. They feel ownership of that curb and often consider it their inalienable right to park there - and their right...

 

Ranchers walk out on Army official in Trinidad

Aug 7, 2008 6:00 am

TRINIDAD " Ranchers packed a pair of meetings here Wednesday as the Army's charm offensive for expansion of the Pi?Canyon Maneuver Site sputtered in the face of stiff opposition.

 

Man's body discovered in mobile home

Aug 7, 2008 6:00 am

Colorado Springs police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday morning in a mobile home at 4825 Astrozon Blvd.

 

Utilities water rate hike delayed until 2009

Aug 7, 2008 5:59 am

Water bills in Colorado Springs won't go up this year after all. Colorado Springs Utilities will withdraw a proposed rate hike, which was to have been considered Tuesday by the City Council.

 

Working to curb the dropout rate

Aug 7, 2008 5:59 am

The girl on the other end of the line was cautious when Mary Thurman called Wednesday to ask why she had dropped out of school. It's easy to understand why.

 

D-11 calls drop-outs to try to get them back in school

Aug 7, 2008 2:44 am

The girl on the other end of the line was cautious when Mary Thurman called Wednesday to ask why she had dropped out of school.

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters needs male volunteers

Aug 6, 2008 8:59 pm

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pikes Peak needs a few good men. Sixty, to be exact. The organization, which matches at-risk children from single-parent homes with adult mentors, is low on Big Brothers, s...

 

Springs judge ranked no. 1 of those facing retention

Aug 6, 2008 6:44 pm

A Colorado Springs district judge came out on top of the first ranking of state trial judges facing retention in the November election.

 
 

Local News from Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News

Clinton says there will be no rift at DNC

Aug 7, 2008 7:44 pm

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went out of her way to rally her supporters for Sen. Barack Obama during a live Web chat today.

 

Protesters to appeal DNC ruling 'in the streets'

Aug 7, 2008 7:14 pm

Protesters have decided not to challenge a judge's decision over access during the DNC. They said they'll get their message across in other ways.

 

Man missing in Lake Dillon

Aug 7, 2008 7:00 pm

Officials are searching Lake Dillon near Sentinel Island today, looking for a man who fell off a boat Wednesday night.

 

Summit County hiker missing

Aug 7, 2008 6:44 pm

A hiker is missing on Quandary Mountain after leaving for a hike at the Blue Lakes trailhead Wednesday morning.

 

Obama ticket lines jammed

Aug 7, 2008 6:29 pm

Obtaining tickets for Barack Obama's nomination speech in Denver has proven to be a bit more rocky than organizers anticipated.

 

Recent Democratic Conventions

Aug 7, 2008 3:29 pm

Notes on the 2004 Democratic Convention

 

Sturgis scofflaws keep cops busy

Aug 7, 2008 3:15 pm

Law enforcement is giving out nearly three warning tickets for every citation it issues to people attending the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

 

Democratic Convention protest notes

Aug 7, 2008 3:14 pm

Notes and links for Democratic Convention protests

 

Median price of homes drops

Aug 7, 2008 3:14 pm

The median price of a previously owned, single-family home dropped by 10.12 percent in July to $229,200, compared to July 2007, according to a report released today.

 

Man walking with wife shoots mountain lion near New Castle

Aug 7, 2008 2:44 pm

A man shot and killed a mountain lion north of New Castle Tuesday night after the animal came too close to him and his wife, according to the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

 
 

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