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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

Mesa County Unemployment Filings On the Rise

Nov 22, 2008 12:58 am

We hear that Mesa County is in a bubble, immune from many of problems the rest of the country faces with a booming oil and gas industry but data from the Mesa County Workforce Center is showing signs ...

 

How to File for Unemployment

Nov 22, 2008 12:58 am

If you are unemployed and have never filed for unemployment, the Mesa County Workforce Center says it can be a challenge the first time around.

 

GPS Thefts on the Rise in Grand Junction

Nov 21, 2008 7:29 pm

Police are warning that popular GPS devices are attractive to theives.

 

Bush Signs Bill Providing Extra Jobless Benefits

Nov 21, 2008 5:14 pm

The White House says President Bush signed into law a bill that Congress approved to keep unemployment checks flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season.

 

Stocks Point Toward Higher Open

Nov 21, 2008 5:14 pm

It looks like stocks may be getting a break from the steep sell-off of the past two days.

 

Pueblo Explosion Caused By Natural Gas Buildup

Nov 21, 2008 5:14 pm

Investigators have determined that a natural gas leak from a pipeline under the street led to a deadly explosion that leveled a restaurant and a neighboring store.

 

Hearing in Dismemberment Case Postponed

Nov 21, 2008 5:14 pm

A court hearing for a 20-year-old Montezuma County man charged with killing and dismembering his father has been postponed.

 

New Cuts Of Beef Offer More Value

Nov 21, 2008 5:14 pm

With food prices rising, beef promoters are pushing new cuts of meat to offer restaurant customers lower-priced steaks from meat that might otherwise have become hamburgers or roasts.

 

New Technique May Detect Lost Fingerprints

Nov 21, 2008 5:13 pm

British scientists develop a new technique that can recognize fingerprints even after they've been wiped off a bullet

 

Safe Travels

Nov 21, 2008 1:13 am

Winter weather may be delayed so far, but not being prepared for when snowstorms hit can be fatal.

 
 

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

General says problems will be diagnosed before soldier's get home

Nov 22, 2008 5:33 am

After a yearlong deployment in Iraq focused in part on seizing weapons and capturing or killing insurgents, a group of Fort Carson soldiers is preparing for a new mission - a safe and healthy transiti...

 

Mystery of the Lesher dollars

Nov 22, 2008 5:33 am

It's no secret that Victor and Cripple Creek produced millions in gold from mines dug on the back side of Pikes Peak. Starting with Bob Womack's discovery in Poverty Gulch in 1890, the Cripple Creek d...

 

Neew DNA lab in Springs expected to cut test times

Nov 22, 2008 5:18 am

A new DNA lab in Colorado Springs is expected to help police solve crimes faster by reducing the time it takes to get test results.

 

GETTING THERE: Phone scam irritates Coloradans

Nov 22, 2008 4:48 am

If you're one of the thousands of Coloradans who have been besieged by irritating, out-of-state phone calls from slime balls claiming to offer an extended warranty on your automobile, take heart.

 

State will check mercury output at power plants

Nov 22, 2008 4:03 am

Colorado will start monitoring mercury emissions from power plants, a step toward a state rule dramatically slashing mercury emissions over the next decade.

 

Lamborn proposes alternative to auto bailout

Nov 22, 2008 2:49 am

Taking his cue from a Colorado Springs auto dealership executive, Rep. Doug Lamborn is proposing giving consumers incentives to buy American instead of giving Detroit's Big Three automakers a bailout ...

 

Son stabbed sleeping father, police say

Nov 22, 2008 2:18 am

The stillness of the early morning hours was violently shattered Thursday when a son burst into his sleeping parents' bedroom and fatally stabbed his father, police say.

 

Bigger home welcomes puppy-mill rescues

Nov 21, 2008 4:33 pm

Theresa Strader is a woman on a mission. If she has her way, pet-friendly Colorado Springs will soon be the front line in the battle against puppy mills.

 

FRIDAY FOLDER: A roundup of regional school news

Nov 21, 2008 12:03 pm

Budding Picassos get an art show Every artist dreams of having his work on display for all to see, which means 17 students from Turman Elementary School in Harrison School District 2 are having their ...

 

New lanes will speed up security checks at airport

Nov 21, 2008 3:48 am

A new security screening line for families at the Colorado Springs Airport will aim to shorten delays and ensure other travelers get through the airport's security checkpoint faster.

 
 

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