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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

Stimulus Unlikely Before Inauguration

Jan 5, 2009 7:34 pm

The broad economic stimulus package President-elect Barack Obama is pushing for will not be ready for his signature the day he takes office.

 

Salazar Still Hoping to Pass Bills in Senate

Jan 5, 2009 5:49 pm

Ken Salazar will still be representing Colorado in the U.S. Senate when the chamber opens a new session this week.

 

Charges Filed in Utah State Hazing Case

Jan 5, 2009 4:04 pm

Charges have been filed against a fraternity and a sorority at Utah State University in the hazing death of an eighteen-year-old freshman.

 

Heavy Snow Could Mean Spring Flooding

Jan 5, 2009 3:49 pm

With one of the snowiest Decembers on record and more storms predicted in the coming weeks, the snowpack on top of the mountains is adding up, creating the potential for flooding this spring.

 

Accident Closes Rim Rock Drive

Jan 5, 2009 3:49 pm

The east entrance of the Colorado National Monument was shut down Sunday afternoon after a semi and car collide on Rim Rock Drive.

 

CU Interim President Prepares for Budget Cuts

Jan 5, 2009 12:34 am

FORT COLLINS, COLO. (AP) _ Interim Colorado State University President Tony Frank is preparing his staff for cuts, including layoffs, as the state faces a budget shortfall of roughly $600 million or h...

 

CO GOP Lawmakers Sponsor Bills on Oil Shale Rules, Incentives

Jan 4, 2009 11:49 pm

GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (AP) _ No commercial oil shale development is expected in Colorado for several years, but some republican legislators want to start laying the groundwork to manage production of ...

 

Some go to jail; others to the hospital after fight at GJ Scores

Jan 4, 2009 8:20 pm

A fight at GJ Scores has three men arrested and two others in the hospital.

 

Monument Road Bridge to be Replaced

Jan 4, 2009 8:04 pm

Construction on the Monument Road Bridge where it crosses the Redlands Water Power Canal will begin tomorrow, the work will continue through April.

 

Police Seek Park Vandal

Jan 4, 2009 8:04 pm

The Grand Junction Police Department is asking for your help to track down whoever caused thousands of dollars in damage to a local park.

 
 

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

SIDE STREETS: New trucking routes will be discussed

Jan 5, 2009 4:35 pm

It sounds like a sleep-inducing topic: mapping truck routes through Colorado Springs.

 

Public meetings on D-11 buildings begin this week

Jan 4, 2009 11:05 pm

A series of meetings begins this week for the public to have its say on how - or if - Colorado Springs School District 11 should go about closing schools or changing how its buildings are used.

 

Area state assembly members

Jan 3, 2009 7:05 am

We want our site to be a place where people discuss and debate Ideas that foster stronger communities. We built this for you. Please take care of it. Tolerate broad thinking, but take action against o...

 

Power out near North Academy, Powers; most restored

Jan 3, 2009 5:05 am

Power was out for several thousand people in the Village Seven area of northeast Colorado Springs Friday night. Around 8:30 p.m., there was an equipment malfunction in an underground cable that serves...

 

Fire leaves family homeless

Jan 3, 2009 4:50 am

An early morning house fire today in southwest Colorado Springs injured a family dog and left two people temporarily homeless. The fire broke out about 4 a.m. in 1000 block of Norwood Avenue.

 

Freshman lawmaker does his best to grasp his homework

Jan 3, 2009 4:50 am

Silly costumes helped, a little. As they wrapped up their formal orientation process in early December, 19 members of the state Legislature's incoming freshman class were in a hearing room in the base...

 

Tuesday windstorm 4th-worst in state

Jan 3, 2009 4:35 am

The statewide damage toll from Tuesday's windstorm was $7 million, the 4th most expensive in Colorado history, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association.

 

POLITIGAB: Herpin tries again

Jan 3, 2009 4:20 am

Bernie Herpin will formally announce his candidacy for the Colorado Springs City Council at a 10:30 a.m. event Saturday. Herpin is running to represent City Council District 4, covering eastern and so...

 

GETTING THERE: Drop in gas prices only temporary

Jan 3, 2009 3:50 am

In the midst of a grim economy, lower gas prices have been a small but real comfort. Just don't expect them to last forever. That's the new-year prognostication of Harlan Ochs, a gentleman who has bee...

 

Upcoming legislative session will deal with tough spending decisions

Jan 3, 2009 2:20 am

DENVER " The state Legislature's 67th General Assembly begins Wednesday, and the question atop every list is, what are we going to do for money?

 
 

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