Colorado - Kolorado

Colorado - Midwest state USA. It borders with 7 other states. In the north with Wyoming and Nebraska, in the east with Kansas, in the south of Oklahoma and New Mexico, and (at one point) With Arizona and in the west with Utah. Colorado has an artificial border which results in a quadrilateral shape. The name of the territory, and since 1876 the state, comes from the name of the river Colorado.

Geography

It is diverse, consisting of high mountains, highlands with canyons, vast lowlands and deserts. The average elevation of the state is 2070 m above sea level, the highest point is the summit Mount Elbert (4,401.2 m), and the lowest is the Arikaree River on the Kansas border (1011 m). The eastern half of the state is flat as it is the western end Great Plains occupying the central part of the territory of the United States.

In the central part of the state in the meridional direction it is located Front Range (along the 40th meridian of west latitude), rapid elevation of the area, which rises nearly 3,000 meters at a distance of several hundred meters to several kilometers, creating the highest part of the chain Rocky Mountains. There are about 550 peaks in Colorado over 4,000 meters above sea level. Counties:

   Adams Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta Baca Bent Boulder Broomfield Chaffee Cheyenne Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer Delta Denver Dolores Douglas Eagle El Paso Elbert Fremont Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huerfano Jackson Jefferson Kiowa Kit Carson La Plata Lake Larimer Las Animas Montal Lincoln Logan Mesezuma Mineral Mrose Otero Ouray Park Phillips Pitkin Prowers Pueblo Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel Sedgwick Summit Teller Washington Weld Yuma

Climate

History

Policy

Economy

Drive

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Cities

• Denver
• Colorado Springs
• Aurora
• Fort Collins
• Lakewood

Interesting places

• National parks
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
  • Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park
  • Mesa Verde National Park

• State Parks (there are 58 state parks in Colorado)
  • Cherry Creek State Park
  • Golden Gate Canyon State Park
  • Castlewood Canyon State Park
  • Rifle Falls State Park
  • Eleven Mile State Park
  • State Forest State Park
  • Eldorado Canyon State Park
  • Cheyenne Mountain State Park
• Museums
  • Denver Art Museum
  • Children's Museum of Denver
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (old defensive fort near La Junta)
  • National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Old Town Museum in Burlington
  • Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Transport

Shopping

Gastronomy

Accommodation

In Colorado, you can find hotels and accommodation ranging from 5 star luxury hotels to rustic cabins in the countryside. Hotels (497 locations) are located in all cities and there are also hotels in the mountains, bed and breakfast accommodation, mountain motels alpine lodge. Many hotels offer amazing views as well as spa services and sports activities.

List of 1,584 accommodation locations can be found on the Colorado state's official tourism website. Colorado Come to life - Hotels & Lodging

All popular American chains have their hotels / motels in Colorado:

• BEST WESTERN - 34 hotels in 30 locations BEST WESTERN, Colorado
• Americas Best Value Inn - 12 hotels Americas Best Value Inn & Suites, Colorado
• Comfort Inn & Suites - 23 hotels Comfort Inn & Suites, Colorado
• Courtyard by Marriott - 16 hotels Courtyard by Marriott 2014 TRAVEL DIRECTORY
• Days Inn & Suites - 23 hotels Daysinn hotels destinations
• Hampton Inn - 31 hotels Hampton Inn index
• La Quinta - 26 hotels in 14 locations La Quinta listings Colorado Hotels

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