Outline of Colorado
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Outline of Colorado
OR:
Outline of Colorado on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
– 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado is one of the western Mountain States. The 30 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains all rise within Colorado. The
Territory of Colorado The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. The territory was organized in the ...
joined the Union as the
38th state Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
on August 1, 1876.


General reference

* Names ** Common name:
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
*** Pronunciation: **
Official name A legal name is the name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes. A person's legal birth name generally is the name of the person that was given for the purpose of registration of the birth and which then ap ...
:
State of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: CO *** ISO 3166-2 code:
US-CO Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
***
Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, p ...
second-level domain:
.co.us .us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in early 1985. Registrants of .us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations, or a foreign entity with a presence in the United ...
** Nicknames ***Buffalo Plains State (in disuse) ***Centennial State (previously used on license plates) ***Colorful Colorado (previously used on license plates) ***Columbine State ***Highest State ***Lead State (in disuse) ***Mother of Rivers ***Rocky Mountain Empire ***Rocky Mountain State ***Silver State (in disuse; see Nevada) ***
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
of AmericaIntroduction to Colorado
50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009. * Adjectival:
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
*
Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
s **
Coloradan Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of th ...
** Coloradoan (archaic)


Geography of Colorado

Geography of Colorado * Colorado is: a U.S. state, a
federal state A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-gover ...
of the United States of America * Location **
Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
**
Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, the te ...
***
Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America, North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. ...
****
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...
***** Anglo America *****
Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (including the Caribbean and Central America).Gonzalez, Joseph. 20 ...
******
United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
*******
Contiguous United States The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...
********
Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the We ...
*********
Mountain West United States The Mountain states (also known as the Mountain West or the Interior West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. It is a subregion of the Western ...
*********
Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, N ...
* Population of Colorado: 5,029,196 (2010 U.S. Census) * Population density of Colorado: 18.39 km−2 (estimate for 2008) * Area of Colorado: 268,657.7 km2 * Atlas of Colorado


Places in Colorado

Places in Colorado *
Colorado municipalities The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) l ...
*
Colorado census designated places The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado f ...
*
List of cities and towns in Colorado The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
*
Colorado counties The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties a ...
* Historic places in Colorado ** Forts in Colorado **
Ghost towns in Colorado This is a list of some ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no exhaustive li ...
**
National Historic Landmarks in Colorado This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado. There are 26 National Historic Landmarks in Colorado, two of which extend into New Mexico.. __TOC__ National Historic Landmarks in Colorado See also * Bib ...
**
National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado There are more than 1,500 properties and historic districts in Colorado listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are distributed over 63 of Colorado's 64 counties; only the City and County of Broomfield has none. __NOTOC__ C ...
*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado * National parks in Colorado * State parks in Colorado * National Natural Landmarks in Colorado


Environment of Colorado

*
Climate of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
*
Protected areas in Colorado This is a list of protected areas of the U.S. state of Colorado. __TOC__ Federal lands The United States federal government owns 36.23% of Colorado's total land area. National Park System The National Park System includes 23 areas in Colo ...
** State forests of Colorado * Superfund sites in Colorado * Wildlife of Colorado ** Fauna of Colorado *** Birds of Colorado *** Mammals of Colorado *** Reptiles **** Snakes of Colorado


Natural geographic features of Colorado

* List of lakes in Colorado *
List of mountains of Colorado This list includes significant mountain peaks and high points located in the United States arranged alphabetically by state, district, or territory. The highest peak or point in each state, district or territory is noted in bold. Significant ...
** Mountain ranges of Colorado **
Mountain peaks of Colorado This is a list of major mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a m ...
***The 100 highest major summits of Colorado ****The 55
major 4000 meter summits of Colorado This is a list of major mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a ...
– major peaks over 13,123.4 feet elevation ****The 51
Colorado fourteeners This is a list of mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado that exceed of elevation. In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a ''fourteener'' is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. This is a c ...
– peaks over 14,000 feet elevation ***The 50
most prominent summits of Colorado The following sortable table comprises the 100 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea l ...
***The 40
most isolated major summits of Colorado This is a list of major mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a ...
**
Mountain passes of Colorado This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado. __TOC__ Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads Mountain summit highways Mountain passes traversed by unimproved r ...
*
List of rivers of Colorado This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado. __TOC__ Alphabetical list The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado, including all 158 named rivers. Where available, t ...
**
Drainage basins of Colorado This is a list of drainage basins in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado encompasses the headwaters of several important rivers. The state is divided into two major hydrographic regions by the Continental Divide of the Americas. East of the ...
* National Natural Landmarks in Colorado


Man-made geographic features of Colorado

* List of dams and reservoirs in Colorado


Regions of Colorado

*
Central Colorado Central Colorado is a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. Central Colorado is home to most of the population of the state and its geography is dominated by the Rocky Mountains, their foothills, mesas, and canyons, the rivers that run thr ...
**
South-Central Colorado South-Central Colorado is a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. It can be roughly defined by Chaffee County in the northwest, El Paso County in the northeast, Las Animas County in the southeast, and Conejos County in the southwest. Some notabl ...
*
Colorado Eastern Plains The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to a region of the U.S. state of Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains and east of the population centers of the Front Range. Geography The Eastern Plains are part of the High Plains, which are the wester ...
* Colorado Mineral Belt * Colorado Piedmont *
Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area o ...
*
Colorado Western Slope The Western Slope is the part of the state of Colorado west of the Continental Divide. Bodies of water west of the Divide flow toward the Pacific Ocean; water that falls and flows east of the Divide heads east toward the Gulf of Mexico. The Wes ...
* Front Range Urban Corridor **
Denver Region 240px, A map showing counties included in the Denver Regional Council of Governments The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG, ) is a nonprofit, membership organization of local governments in the Denver region of the state of Colorado. ...
**
North Front Range Region The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) is an association of 15 local governments working together to improve regional transportation and air quality. The NFRMPO does long-range and short-range planning, and prioritizes wh ...
** Pikes Peak Region * Grand Valley *
High Plains High Plains refers to one of two distinct land regions: * High Plains (United States), land region of the western Great Plains *High Plains (Australia) The High Plains of south-eastern Australia are a sub-region, or more strictly a string of adja ...
* High Rockies * Northern Colorado * Roaring Fork Valley *
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
**
Southern Rocky Mountains The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and ...
*** Elk Mountains **** Ruby Range **** West Elk Mountains *** Flat Tops *** Front Range ****
Indian Peaks The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern sectio ...
****
Kenosha Mountains The Kenosha Mountains or Kenosha Mountain are a subrange (or long mountain) of the Front Range located in Park and Jefferson counties of Colorado. Lying within the Pike National Forest, the range extends from where it meets the Platte Rive ...
****
Longs Peak Massif Longs Peak (Arapaho: ) is a high and prominent mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, southwest by south ( bearing 209°) of ...
****
Mummy Range The Mummy Range (elevation approximately 13,000 ft) is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of the ...
**** Never Summer Mountains **** Pikes Peak Massif ****
Platte River Mountains Platte may refer to: Geography United States * Platte, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Platte, South Dakota, a city * Platte Canyon, Colorado * Platte City, Missouri * Platte Lake (disambiguation), also Lake Platte * Platte River (di ...
****
Rampart Range The Rampart Range is a mountain range in Douglas, El Paso, and Teller counties, Colorado. It is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The range is almost entirely public land within the Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest ...
**** South Park Hills ****
South Williams Fork Mountains Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,055. The county seat and largest town is Breckenridge. Summit County comprises the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Are ...
****
Tarryall Mountains Tarryall is an unincorporated town of cabins and old buildings in eastern Park County, Colorado, United States. The town is located on Tarryall Creek in the eastern edge of the South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom cr ...
*** Gore Range ***
Grand Mesa The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. It has an area of about and stretches for about east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunniso ...
*** Laramie Mountains *** Massifs (large mountain masses) ****
Mount Elbert Massif Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado, and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States (after Mount Whitney). The ultra-prominent fourteener is the highest pea ...
– highest summit of the
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
****
Mount Massive Massif Mount Massive is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent fourteener of the Sawatch Range is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, we ...
– second highest summit of the
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
****
Sierra Blanca Massif Blanca Peak ( Navajo: ) is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The ultra-prominent peak is the highest summit of the Sierra Blanca Massif, the Sangre de Cristo Range, and the Sang ...
– fifth highest summit of the
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
****
Longs Peak Massif Longs Peak (Arapaho: ) is a high and prominent mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, southwest by south ( bearing 209°) of ...
– 13th highest major summit of the
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
**** Pikes Peak Massif – 20th highest major summit of the
Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
***
Medicine Bow Mountains The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range. From the northern end of Colorado's Never Summe ...
*** Mosquito Range ****
Tenmile Range The Tenmile Range is a mountain range in U.S. state of Colorado. The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range which is part of the Rocky Mountains. The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by the Continental Divide o ...
*** Park Range **** Elkhead Mountains ***
Parks A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. ...
(large mountain basins) **** Middle Park **** North Park ****
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
****
South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand ...
*** Rabbit Ears Range ***
Raton Mesa Raton Mesa is the collective name of several mesas on the eastern side of Raton Pass in New Mexico and Colorado. The name Raton Mesa or Mesas has sometimes been applied to all the mesas that extend east for along the Colorado-New Mexico border ...
*** San Juan Mountains ****
La Garita Mountains The La Garita Mountains are a high mountain range in the San Juan Mountains, a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountains are located in Saguache and Mineral counties in southwestern Colorado and are almost entirely managed as public la ...
***** Cochetopa Hills ****
La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish ...
**** Needle Mountains *****
Grenadier Range The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The ...
*****
West Needle Mountains The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. Th ...
****
San Miguel Mountains The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry ...
****
Sneffels Range The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is a young, prominent, and rugged range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels range form the southern border of Ouray County and run west to east. ...
***
Sangre de Cristo Mountains The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The mountains run from Poncha Pass in South- ...
****
Culebra Range ) , country= United States , subdivision1_type= States , subdivision1= , parent= Rocky Mountains , geology= , orogeny= , area_mi2= 17193 , range_coordinates= , length_mi= 242 , length_orientation= north-south , width_mi= 120 , w ...
****
Sangre de Cristo Range , country= United States , subdivision1= Colorado , subdivision2_type= Counties , subdivision2= , parent= Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Rocky Mountains , borders_on= , geology= , age= , orogeny= Fault-block mountains , area_mi2= ...
*****
Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot (4,268 m) peaks ( fourteeners) in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, central southern Colorado, comprising: # Crestone Peak (14,294 ft, 4,357 m) # Crestone Needle (14,197 ft, 4,327 m) ...
*****
Sierra Blanca Massif Blanca Peak ( Navajo: ) is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The ultra-prominent peak is the highest summit of the Sierra Blanca Massif, the Sangre de Cristo Range, and the Sang ...
****
Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of prominent mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Comanche people call them Huajatolla ( ) or Wa-to-yah meaning "double mountain". The two peaks, East Spanish Peak at elevation and We ...
****
Wet Mountains The Wet Mountains are a small mountain range in southern Colorado, named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter as compared to the dried Great Plains to the east. They are a sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in the southern R ...
*** Sawatch Range ****
Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks (or Collegiate Range) is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. Drainages to the east include headwaters of the Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tribu ...
****
Mount Elbert Massif Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado, and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States (after Mount Whitney). The ultra-prominent fourteener is the highest pea ...
****
Mount Massive Massif Mount Massive is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent fourteener of the Sawatch Range is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, we ...
****
Williams Mountains The Sawatch Range or Saguache RangeThe place name "Saguache” is pronounced “Sawatch” . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes" and is spelled using the Spanish language version of this name "Sagu ...
***
Uncompaghre Plateau Uncompahgre can refer to several different geographic features, mainly within Colorado: Places * Uncompahgre Peak * Uncompahgre Plateau * Uncompahgre National Forest * Uncompahgre River * Uncompahgre Gorge * Uncompahgre Wilderness Other * Unc ...
***
White River Plateau The White River Plateau is a "broad structural dome" located north of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and north of the Colorado River. Also called the White River Uplift, the mountainous area is shown on maps as being roughly circular in area, occupyin ...
**
Western Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
***
Uinta Mountains The Uinta Mountains ( ) are an east-west trending chain of mountains in northeastern Utah extending slightly into southern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the ...
**
Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area o ...
*** Ute Mountain * Western Colorado ** Northwestern Colorado **
Southwestern Colorado Southwestern Colorado is a region in the southwest portion of Colorado, which in turn is part of the larger Four Corners region. It is bordered by Western Colorado, Southern Colorado, the south portion of Central Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. ...


Administrative divisions of Colorado

*The 64 counties of the state of Colorado *There are no
township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
governments in the state of Colorado.


Demography of Colorado

Demographics of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
*
Colorado census designated places The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado f ...
*
Colorado census statistical areas The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States ...
*
Colorado counties The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties a ...
*
Colorado metropolitan areas The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United State ...
*
Colorado municipalities The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) l ...
* Front Range Urban Corridor


Government and politics of Colorado

Politics of Colorado The politics of Colorado, United States, are that of a blue state. Once considered a purple state that used to be somewhat Republican, Colorado has been trending Democratic since the early part of the 21st century due to changing demographics and ...


Federal government in Colorado

*
United States congressional delegations from Colorado Since Colorado became a U.S. state in 1876, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year t ...
**
List of United States senators from Colorado Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876 and elects U.S. senators to Senate Class 2 and Class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Michael Bennet (serving since 2009) and John Hickenlooper (serving since 2021). Henry M. Telle ...
***
U.S. Senate Class II The 100 seats in the United States Senate are divided into three classes for the purpose of determining which seats will be up for election in any two-year cycle, with only one class being up for election at a time. With senators being elected ...
**** John Hickenlooper ***
U.S. Senate Class III The 100 seats in the United States Senate are divided into three classes for the purpose of determining which seats will be up for election in any two-year cycle, with only one class being up for election at a time. With senators being elected ...
****
Michael Bennet Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed ...
** List of United States representatives from Colorado *** Congressional districts of the State of Colorado ****
Colorado's 1st congressional district Colorado's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado based primarily in the City and County of Denver in the central part of the state. The district includes all of the City and County of Denver, and ...
***** Diana DeGette ****
Colorado's 2nd congressional district Colorado's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder and Fort Colli ...
*****
Joe Neguse Joseph D. Neguse ( ; born May 13, 1984) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district is based in Boulder and includes many of Denver's northwestern su ...
**** Colorado's 3rd congressional district ***** Lauren Boebert **** Colorado's 4th congressional district ***** Ken Buck ****
Colorado's 5th congressional district Colorado's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district lies in the center of the state and comprises Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson. The distric ...
*****
Doug Lamborn Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs. Early life and career Born ...
****
Colorado's 6th congressional district Colorado's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in central Colorado, the district encompasses much of the eastern part of the Denver metropolitan area, including all of Aurora, as well as p ...
*****
Jason Crow Jason Crow (born March 15, 1979) is an American lawyer, veteran, and politician serving as the United States representative for since 2019. Crow is the first member of the Democratic Party to represent the district, which encompasses several ...
**** Colorado's 7th congressional district *****
Ed Perlmutter Edwin George Perlmutter (born May 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in the northern and western suburbs of the Denver metropolitan area ...


Military in Colorado

*
Colorado Air National Guard The Colorado Air National Guard (CO ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Colorado, United States of America. It is, along with the Colorado Army National Guard, an element of the Colorado National Guard. The units of the Colorado Air Natio ...
*
Colorado Army National Guard The Colorado Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, United States National Guard, and Colorado National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces ...
*
Military facilities in Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...


State government of Colorado

Government of Colorado *
Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
: U.S. state government *
Colorado State Capitol The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, United States, is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. Histor ...


Executive branch of the government of Colorado

* Governor of the State of Coloradobr>website
Jared Polis **
Colorado Department of Agriculture The Colorado Department of Agriculture is the principal department of the Colorado state government that manages agriculture, food safety, agriculture-related consumer protection, and conservation districts. Kate Greenberg was appointed as Commiss ...
(CDA
website
**
Colorado Department of Corrections The Colorado Department of Corrections is the principal department of the Colorado state government that operates the state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Sp ...
(CDOC
website
**
Colorado Department of Education The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that is responsible for education. It is headquartered in Denver Denver () is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city a ...
(CDE
website
** Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (CDHCPF
website
** Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE
website
**
Colorado Department of Human Services The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that operates the state's social services. It has its headquarters in Denver.website
**
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) connects job seekers with great jobs, provides an up-to-date and accurate picture of the economy to help decision making, assists workers who have been injured on the job, ensures fair labor pr ...
(CDLE
website
** Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA
website
** Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA
website
***
Colorado Air National Guard The Colorado Air National Guard (CO ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Colorado, United States of America. It is, along with the Colorado Army National Guard, an element of the Colorado National Guard. The units of the Colorado Air Natio ...
br>website
***
Colorado Army National Guard The Colorado Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, United States National Guard, and Colorado National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces ...
br>website
**
Colorado Department of Natural Resources The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for the development, protection, and enhancement Colorado natural resources for the use and enjoyment of the state's present and ...
(CDNR
website
*** Colorado Division of Forestrybr>website
*** Colorado State Parksbr>website
**
Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration The Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) is the principal department of the Colorado state governmentC.R.S. , image = SomascosEscut.jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = Coat of arms o ...
(DPA
website
** Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE
website
**
Colorado Department of Public Safety The Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) consists of five divisions that cover a breadth of safety programs and services: Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Colorado Di ...
(CDPS
website
**
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for professional licensing and consumer protection. As the consumer protection agency for the State of Colorado, DORA' ...
(DORA
website
***
Colorado Public Utilities Commission The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado (PUC) provides regulatory oversight of public utilities in the State of Colorado of the United States. The Colorado PUC consists of a director and three commissioners appointed by the Gove ...
(CPUC
website
**
Colorado Department of Revenue The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) is a state agency in Colorado. The department collects most types of taxes and issues state identification cards and driver licenses and also enforces Colorado laws regarding gaming, liquor, tobacco, racin ...
(DOR
website
** Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT
website
*
Lieutenant Governor of the State of Colorado The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Government of Colorado, United States, below the governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor of Colorado, who acts as governor of Colora ...
br>website
Barbara O'Brien *
Secretary of the State of Colorado The secretary of state of Colorado is the secretary of state of the state of Colorado in the United States. The office is one of five elected constitutional offices in the state. The current secretary of state is Democrat Jena Griswold. Struct ...
br>website
Bernie Buescher **
Colorado Department of State The secretary of state of Colorado is the secretary of state of the state of Colorado in the United States. The office is one of five elected constitutional offices in the state. The current secretary of state is Democrat Jena Griswold. Struct ...
(DOS
website
*
Attorney General of the State of Colorado The Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the chief legal officer for the U.S. state of Colorado and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the Colorado state government. It is an elected position with a four- ...
br>website
John W. Suthers **
Colorado Department of Law The Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the chief legal officer for the U.S. state of Colorado and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the Colorado state government. It is an elected position with a four- ...
(CDOL
website
* Treasurer of the State of Coloradobr>website
Cary Kennedy Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer, as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver, Colorado. She was also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 el ...
**
Colorado Department of Treasury Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
(CDT
website


Legislative branch of the government of Colorado

*
Colorado General Assembly The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado. It is a bicameral legislature that was created by the 1876 state constitution. Its statutes are codified in the ''Colorado Revised Statutes'' (C.R.S.). The se ...
(
bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single gr ...
) **
Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...
:
Colorado Senate The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, with each district having a population of about 123, ...
** Lower house:
Colorado House of Representatives The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr ...


Judicial branch of the government of Colorado

Courts of Colorado Courts of Colorado include: ;State courts of Colorado *Colorado Supreme Court ** Colorado Court of Appeals *** Colorado District Courts (22 judicial districts) **** Colorado County Courts Federal courts located in Colorado *United States Court of ...
* Supreme Court of Colorado


Law and order in Colorado

Law of Colorado The law of Colorado consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, local, and case law. The ''Colorado Revised Statutes'' form the general statutory law. Sources The Constitution of Colorado is the foremost source ...
* Cannabis in Colorado * Capital punishment in Colorado ** Individuals executed in Colorado * Constitution of Colorado * Crime in Colorado * Gun laws in Colorado * Law enforcement in Colorado ** Law enforcement agencies in Colorado *** Colorado State Patrol * Same-sex marriage in Colorado


Local government in Colorado

* 64 counties. * 272 municipalities. *No
township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
governments in Colorado. *More than 4,000
special districts Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, limited purpose entities, or special-purpose districts) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such ...
: se
Active Colorado Local Governments


Elections and politics in Colorado

* Elections in Colorado **
Electoral reform in Colorado Electoral reform in Colorado refers to efforts to change the voting laws in the Centennial State. National Popular Vote In 2006, the Colorado Senate passed a bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact but it failed in the Colorad ...
*
Political party strength in Colorado The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Colorado: * Governor * Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of State *Attorney General *State Treasurer The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: ...


History of Colorado

History of Colorado


History of Colorado, by period

Timeline of Colorado history * Prehistory of Colorado **
Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
*Spanish colony of
Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
, 1598–1821 **
Domínguez–Escalante expedition The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition was a Spanish journey of exploration conducted in 1776 by two Franciscan priests, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, to find an overland route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to their Roman ...
, 1776 **Spanish
cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in ...
arrests U.S. Army
Pike Expedition The Pike Expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana Purchase.Berry, Trey; Pam ...
in
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1807 **
Adams–Onís Treaty The Adams–Onís Treaty () of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty,Weeks, p.168. was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and define ...
of 1819 ** Treaty of Córdoba of 1821 *French colony of Louisiane east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1699–1764 **
Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762 The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement of 1762 in which the Kingdom of France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War in North America, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, whic ...
*Spanish (though predominantly
Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
) district of Alta Luisiana east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1764–1803 **
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret agreement signed on 1 October 1800 between the Spanish Empire and the French Republic by which Spain agreed in principle to exchange its North American colony of Louisiana for territories in Tuscany ...
of 1800 *French district of Haute-Louisiane east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1803 **
Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or ap ...
of 1803 * Unorganized U.S. territory created by the
Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or ap ...
east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1803–1804 * District of Louisiana east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1804–1805 * Territory of Louisiana east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1805–1812 **U.S. Army
Pike Expedition The Pike Expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana Purchase.Berry, Trey; Pam ...
, 1806–1807 * Territory of Missouri east of
Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not c ...
and
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, 1812–1821 *Mexican territory of
Santa Fé de Nuevo México Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...
south or west of
Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United ...
, 1821–1846 * Unorganized U.S. territory north and east of
Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United ...
, 1821–1854 **
Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, ...
, 1821–1880 ** Bent's Old Fort, 1833–1849 ** Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851 **Territorial claims of the
Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from Me ...
between the
Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United ...
and the
Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...
and extending north between 106°10'42"W and 107°23'33"W, 1836–1845 *
Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the ...
, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 **
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( es, Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo), officially the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, is the peace treaty that was signed on 2 ...
, February 2, 1848 * State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850 * Territory of New Mexico (1850–1861)–1912 **
Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
settlers from
Taos Taos or TAOS may refer to: Places * Taos, Missouri, a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States * Taos County, New Mexico, United States ** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico *** Taos art colony, an art colo ...
found village of San Luis in the
San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It c ...
, April 9, 1851 * Territory of Utah (1850–1861)–1896 *
Territory of Kansas The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the free state of Kansas. ...
, 1854–1861 *
Territory of Nebraska The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska ...
(1854–1861)–1867 * Pike's Peak Gold Rush, 1858–1861 * Territory of Jefferson (extralegal), 1859–1861 **
Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pike ...
, 1860–1861 *
Territory of Colorado The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. The territory was organized in the ...
, 1861–1876 **
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...
, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***
Colorado in the American Civil War The Colorado Territory was formally created in 1861 shortly before the bombardment of Fort Sumter sparked the American Civil War. Although sentiments were somewhat divided in the early days of the war, Colorado was only marginally a pro-Union te ...
***
Battle of Glorieta Pass The Battle of Glorieta Pass (March 26–28, 1862) in the northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico campaign during the American Civil War. Dubbed the " Gettysburg of the West" by some authors (a term described ...
, March 26–28, 1862 ** Colorado War, 1863–1865 *** Sand Creek massacre, November 29, 1864 **
Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
arrives at Julesburg on June 24, 1867 ** Comanche Campaign, 1868–1874 *** Battle of Beecher Island, 1868 ** Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869 **
Denver Pacific Railway The Denver Pacific Railway was a historic railroad that operated in the western United States during the late 19th century. Formed in 1867 in the Colorado Territory, the company operated lines in Colorado and present-day southeastern Wyoming in ...
arrives at
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
on June 24, 1870 **
Kansas Pacific Railway The Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. It was a federally chartered railroad, backed with government land grants. At a time when the first transcontin ...
arrives at
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
on August 15, 1870 ** Denver and Rio Grande Railroad arrives at Pueblo on June 15, 1872 **
Hayden Survey of Colorado Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union A ...
, 1873–1876 *
State of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
becomes 38th state admitted to the United States of America on August 1, 1876 **
Colorado Silver Boom The Colorado Silver Boom was a dramatic expansionist period of silver mining activity in the U.S. state of Colorado in the late 19th century. The boom started in 1879 with the discovery of silver at Leadville. Over 82 million dollars worth of silv ...
, 1879–1893 **
Alpine Tunnel Alpine Tunnel is a narrow gauge railroad tunnel located east of Pitkin, Colorado on the former Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad route from Denver to Gunnison. At an elevation of , it was the first tunnel constructed through the Con ...
on the
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad The Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad (later called the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway) was a historic narrow gauge railroad that operated in Colorado in the western United States in the late 19th century. The railroad opened up t ...
opened to rail traffic on July 13, 1882 ** Denver and Rio Grande Railroad arrives at Silverton on July 15, 1882 ** Collapse of Colorado mining, 1893–1917 ***
Panic of 1893 The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. It deeply affected every sector of the economy, and produced political upheaval that led to the political realignment of 1896 and the pres ...
***
Sherman Silver Purchase Act The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was a United States federal law enacted on July 14, 1890.Charles Ramsdell Lingley, ''Since the Civil War'', first edition: New York, The Century Co., 1920, ix–635 p., . Re-issued: Plain Label Books, unknown date, ...
repealed on November 1, 1893 ***Colorado (male) voters approve suffrage for women on November 7, 1893 ** Colorado Labor Wars, labor dispute, 1903–1904 ** Mesa Verde National Park established on June 29, 1906 **
Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 18 ...
in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
nominates
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running ...
for
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
, July 9, 1908 ** Ludlow Massacre, labor dispute, April 20, 1914 **
Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...
established on January 26, 1915 ** Columbine Mine massacre, labor dispute, November 21, 1927 ** Moffat Tunnel on the
Denver and Salt Lake Railroad The Denver and Salt Lake Railway (D&SL) was a U.S. railroad company located in Colorado. Originally incorporated in 1902 as the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (DN&P) Railway, it had as a goal a direct connection of Denver, Colorado, with S ...
opens to rail traffic on February 26, 1928 ***First
ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald. Types * Aerial ...
in Colorado opens at Berthoud Pass on February 7, 1937 ** Lowry Field, 1938–1994 **
Winter Park Ski Area Winter Park Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at Winter Park. Located in Grand County just off U.S. Highway 40, the resort is about a ninety-minute drive from Denver. History The ...
opens December 1939 **World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 ***United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941 *** Fort Carson, since January 31, 1942 *** Rocky Mountain Arsenal, June 30, 1942 – October 9, 1992 ***
Pueblo Chemical Depot The Pueblo Chemical Depot is a chemical weapons storage site located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The Pueblo Chemical Depot is one of the last two sites in the United States with chemical munitions and chemical material. The Pueblo ...
, since 1942 *** Granada War Relocation Center, August 1942 – October 15, 1945 ***
Rocky Flats Plant The Rocky Flats Plant was a U.S. manufacturing complex that produced nuclear weapons parts in the western United States, near Denver, Colorado. The facility's primary mission was the fabrication of plutonium pits, which were shipped to ...
, 1952–1992 **
Aspen Mountain Ski Area Aspen Mountain (often called by its former name of Ajax among locals) is a ski area in the western United States, located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. Situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain (for w ...
opens on December 14, 1946 **
United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and U ...
dedicated July 11, 1955 ** Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site designated on June 3, 1960 **Colorado voters reject the XII Olympic Winter Games on November 7, 1972 ** Mesa Verde National Park designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
on September 8, 1978 **
Denver International Airport Denver International Airport , locally known as DIA, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Front Range Urban Corridor. At , it is the largest airport i ...
opens February 28, 1995 ** Group of Eight meets in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
on June 20–22, 1997 ** Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park designated on October 21, 1999 ** Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve designated on September 13, 2004 **
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Kiowa County, Colorado, commemorating the Sand Creek Massacre that occurred here on November 29, 1864. The site is considered sacred after the unprovoked assault on an e ...
designated on April 27, 2007 **
Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 18 ...
in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
nominates
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
for
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
, August 27, 2008


History of Colorado, by region


State

* History of Colorado ** A brief history of Colorado ** History of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España, 1598–1821 ** History of La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France 1682–1764 ** History of Luisiana, Nueva España, 1764–1803 ** History of La Louisiane 1803–1803 ** History of the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804 ** History of the District of Louisiana, 1804–1805 ** History of the Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812 ** History of the Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821 ** History of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, México, 1821–1850 ** History of the extralegal Territory of Deseret, 1849–1850 ** History of the Territory of New Mexico 1850–(1861) ** History of the Territory of Utah 1850–(1861) ** History of the Territory of Kansas 1854–1861 ** History of the Territory of Nebraska 1854–(1861) ** History of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson 1859–1861 *** History of the Governor of the Territory of Jefferson ** History of the Territory of Colorado 1861–1876 *** History of the Governors of the Territory of Colorado ** History of the State of Colorado 1876– *** History of the Governors of the State of Colorado


Regions

* History of the Colorado Eastern Plains *
History of the Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area o ...
* History of the South Park


Counties

* History of the counties of Colorado * History of Adams County, Colorado * History of Alamosa County, Colorado * History of Arapahoe County, Colorado * History of Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory 1855–1861 * History of Archuleta County, Colorado * History of Arrappahoe County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Baca County, Colorado * History of Beaver County, Utah Territory 1856–(1861) * History of Bent County, Colorado * History of Boulder County, Colorado * History of Broderick County, Kansas Territory 1859–1861 * History of Carbonate County, Colorado 1879–1879 * History of Chaffee County, Colorado * History of Cheyenne County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Cheyenne County, Colorado * History of Clear Creek County, Colorado * History of Conejos County, Colorado * History of Costilla County, Colorado * History of Crowley County, Colorado * History of Custer County, Colorado * History of Delta County, Colorado * History of Dolores County, Colorado * History of Douglas County, Colorado * History of Eagle County, Colorado *
History of El Paso County, Colorado El Paso County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. The 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census recorded its population as 730,395. The Census Bureau's 2020 result indicates it is the List of counties in Colorado, most populous co ...
* History of El Paso County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of El Paso County, Kansas Territory 1859–1861 * History of Elbert County, Colorado * History of Fountain County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Fremont County, Kansas Territory 1859–1861 * History of Grand County, Colorado * History of Greenwood County, Colorado Territory 1870–1874 * History of Green River County, Utah Territory 1852–1857 and 1859–(1861) * History of Guadalupe County, Colorado Territory 1861–1861 * History of Heele County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Iron County, Utah Territory 1852–(1861) * History of Jackson County, Colorado * History of Jackson County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Jefferson County, Colorado * History of Jefferson County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Kiowa County, Colorado * History of Kit Carson County, Colorado * History of Lake County, Colorado * History of Larimer County, Colorado * ''History of Larimer County, Colorado'' (book) * History of Moffat County, Colorado * History of Montana County, Kansas Territory 1859–1861 * History of Montezuma County, Colorado * History of Mora County, New Mexico Territory 1860–(1861) * History of Mountain County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of North County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Oro County, Kansas Territory 1859–1861 * History of Ouray County, Colorado * History of Park County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Peketon County, Kansas Territory 1859–1861 * History of Platte County, Colorado Territory 1872–1874 * History of Routt County, Colorado * History of Saint Vrain County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory 1852–(1861) * History of San Juan County, Colorado * History of San Miguel County, Colorado * History of Sanpete County, Utah Territory 1852–(1861) * History of Saratoga County, Jefferson Territory 1859–1861 * History of South Arapahoe County, Colorado 1902–1903 * History of Summit County, Colorado * History of Taos County, New Mexico Territory 1852–(1861) *
History of Teller County, Colorado Teller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,710. The county seat is Cripple Creek, and the most populous city is Woodland Park. Teller County is included in the Colorado Spr ...
* History of Uncompaghre County, Colorado 1883–1883 * History of Utah County, Utah Territory 1852–(1861) * History of Washington County, Utah Territory 1852–(1861) * History of Weld County, Colorado


Places

* History of Acres Green, Colorado * History of Adams City, Colorado * History of Agate, Colorado * History of Almont, Colorado * History of Amherst, Colorado * History of Animas Forks, Colorado * History of Anton, Colorado * History of Arapahoe, Colorado * History of Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town) * History of Arlington, Colorado * History of Arvada, Colorado * History of Ashcroft, Colorado * History of Aspen, Colorado * History of Ault, Colorado * History of Aurora, Colorado * History of Avon, Colorado * History of Badito, Colorado * History of Bailey, Colorado * History of Beaver Creek, Colorado * History of Bedrock, Colorado * History of Bellvue, Colorado * History of Bent's Old Fort, Colorado * History of Berthoud, Colorado * History of Beulah, Colorado * History of Black Hawk, Colorado * History of Boncarbo, Colorado * History of Boulder, Colorado * History of Bovina, Colorado * History of Bow Mar, Colorado * History of Brandon, Colorado * History of Breckenridge, Colorado * History of Briggsdale, Colorado * History of Bristol, Colorado * History of Broomfield, Colorado * History of Brush, Colorado * History of Buckskin Joe, Colorado * History of Buffalo Creek, Colorado * History of Burlington, Colorado * History of Burns, Colorado * History of Cahone, Colorado * History of Camp Carson, Colorado * History of Camp Collins, Colorado * History of Cañon City, Colorado * History of Capulin, Colorado * History of Carbondale, Colorado * History of Caribou, Colorado * History of Carr, Colorado * History of Cascade, Colorado * History of Castle Pines North, Colorado * History of Castle Pines Village, Colorado * History of Castle Rock, Colorado * History of Cedaredge, Colorado * History of Centennial, Colorado * History of Central City, Colorado * History of Chama, Colorado * History of the Cherry Creek Diggings, Kansas Territory * History of Chivington, Colorado * History of Climax, Colorado * History of Colfax, Colorado * History of Colorado City, Colorado *
History of Colorado Springs, Colorado Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of Colorado Springs, was ...
* History of Commerce City, Colorado * History of Commerce Town, Colorado * History of Conifer, Colorado * History of Craig, Colorado * History of Creede, Colorado * History of Crested Butte, Colorado * History of Crestone, Colorado * History of Cripple Creek, Colorado * History of Crystal, Colorado * History of Dakan, Colorado * History of De Beque, Colorado * History of Deer Trail, Colorado * History of Denver, Colorado ** A brief history of Denver ** History of the Alamo Placita neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Athmar Park neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Auraria neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Baker neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Barnum neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Belcaro neighborhood in Denver ** History of the City Park in Denver ** History of the Civic Center in Denver ** History of the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Five Points neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Globeville neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Golden Triangle neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Highland neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Jefferson Park neighborhood in Denver ** History of the LoDo neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Park Hill neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Villa Park neighborhood in Denver ** History of the Washington Park neighborhood in Denver ** History of the West Colfax neighborhood in Denver * History of Defiance, Colorado * History of Divide, Colorado * History of Durango, Colorado * History of Dyersville, Colorado * History of Elizabeth, Colorado * History of Englewood, Colorado * History of Eureka, Colorado * History of Evergreen, Colorado * History of Falcon, Colorado * History of Fletcher, Colorado * History of Fort Carson, Colorado * History of Fort Collins, Colorado * History of Fort Garland, Colorado * History of Fort Lyon, Colorado * History of Fort Saint Vrain, Colorado * History of Fort Vasquez, Colorado * History of Fort Wise, Colorado * History of Fountain, Colorado * History of Franktown, Colorado * History of Fruita, Colorado * History of Garden City, Colorado * History of Garibaldi, Colorado * History of Georgetown, Colorado * History of Gilman, Colorado * History of Glenwood Springs, Colorado * History of Gold Hill, Colorado *
History of Golden, Colorado Golden is a home rule city that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,399 at the 2020 United States Census. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mount ...
* History of Gould, Colorado * History of Greeley, Colorado * History of Gunnison, Colorado * History of Hartman, Colorado * History of Hayden, Colorado * History of Henderson Island, Colorado * History of Highlands Ranch, Colorado * History of Holly, Colorado * History of Homelake, Colorado * History of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado * History of Idaho Springs, Colorado * History of Idledale, Colorado * History of Johnstown, Colorado * History of Keota, Colorado * History of Kersey, Colorado * History of Kittredge, Colorado * History of Kremmling, Colorado * History of La Veta, Colorado * History of Lafayette, Colorado * History of Lake George, Colorado * History of Laporte, Colorado * History of Leadville, Colorado * History of the Little Dry Creek Diggings, Kansas Territory * History of Longmont, Colorado * History of Loveland, Colorado * History of Lyons, Colorado * History of Manassa, Colorado * History of Mancos, Colorado * History of Manhattan, Colorado * History of Marble, Colorado * History of Mead, Colorado * History of Meeker, Colorado * History of Minturn, Colorado * History of Moffat, Colorado * History of Montezuma, Colorado * History of Montrose, Colorado * History of Morrison, Colorado * History of Mountain View, Colorado * History of Nathrop, Colorado * History of Nevadaville, Colorado * History of Orchard City, Colorado * History of Oro City, Colorado * History of Ouray, Colorado * History of Palmer Lake, Colorado * History of Paonia, Colorado * History of Pingree Park, Colorado * History of Placerville, Colorado * History of Platteville, Colorado * History of Pueblo, Colorado * History of Raymer, Colorado * History of Redstone, Colorado * History of Reunion, Colorado * History of Ridgway, Colorado * History of Rosita, Colorado * History of Russell Gulch, Colorado * History of Saint Elmo, Colorado * History of Serene, Colorado * History of Silver Cliff, Colorado * History of Silverthorne, Colorado * History of Snowmass Village, Colorado * History of Steamboat Springs, Colorado * History of Sterling, Colorado * History of Superior, Colorado * History of Telluride, Colorado * History of Thornton, Colorado * History of Timnath, Colorado * History of Tincup, Colorado * History of Vail, Colorado * History of Victor, Colorado * History of Villa Grove, Colorado * History of Walsenburg, Colorado * History of Ward, Colorado * History of Waverly, Colorado * History of Wellington, Colorado * History of Westminster, Colorado * History of Wheat Ridge, Colorado * History of Winter Park, Colorado


History of Colorado, by subject

*
History of architecture in Colorado History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as wel ...
: ** History of the Bears Stadium in Denver ** History of the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray ** History of the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs ** History of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver ** History of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo ** History of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder ** History of the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs ** History of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver ** History of the Colorado Governor's Mansion in Denver ** History of the Colorado Springs Airport ** History of the Denver Art Museum ** History of the Denver City Cable Railway Building ** History of the Denver Federal Center ** History of the Denver International Airport ** History of the Denver Millennium Bridge ** History of the Denver Municipal Airport ** History of the Fox Theatre in Boulder ** History of the Georgetown Loop ** History of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs ** History of the Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver ** History of the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver ** History of the Midway House in Aspen Park ** History of the Mile High Stadium in Denver ** History of the Mousetrap in Denver ** History of the Paramount Theatre in Denver ** History of the Pepsi Center in Denver ** History of the Regency in Denver ** History of the Stapleton International Airport in Denver ** History of the Twenty Ninth Street Development in Boulder ** History of the Union Station in Denver *
History of commerce in Colorado History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as wel ...
: ** History of Colorado Railcar ** History of the Colorado Central Railroad ** History of the Colorado Midland Railway ** History of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway ** History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ** History of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway ** History of the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company ** History of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad ** History of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway * History of the counties of Colorado * History of education in Colorado: ** History of schools in Colorado: *** History of the Arapahoe High School *** History of the Bear Creek High School *** History of the Brighton High School *** History of the Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado *** History of the Clear Creek High School *** History of the Colorado Academy *** History of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School *** History of the Colorado Springs School *** History of the Colorado's Finest Alternative High School *** History of the Coronado High School *** History of the Denver Academy *** History of the Denver Montclair International School *** History of the Denver School of the Arts *** History of the Douglas County High School *** History of the East High School in Denver *** History of the Englewood High School *** History of the Evergreen High School *** History of the Fossil Ridge High School *** History of the George Washington High School in Denver *** History of the Grandview High School *** History of the Heritage Christian Academy *** History of the Highland High School *** History of the Holy Family High School *** History of the Horizon High School *** History of the Littleton High School *** History of the Monarch High School *** History of the Pomona High School *** History of the Saint Mary's High School *** History of the Skyline High School *** History of the South High School in Denver *** History of the Thornton High School ** History of the school districts of Colorado: *** History of the Aurora Public Schools *** History of the Colorado Springs School District 11 *** History of the Denver Public Schools *** History of the Jefferson County Public Schools **
History of higher education in Colorado History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as wel ...
: *** History of the Adams State University 1921– *** History of the Agricultural College of Colorado 1879–1935 *** History of the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College 1944–1957 *** History of the Colorado Christian College 1985–1989 *** History of the Colorado Christian University 1914– *** History of the Colorado College 1874– *** History of the Colorado College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts 1935–1944 *** History of the Colorado Community College System 1967– *** History of the Colorado Heights University 1989– *** History of the Colorado State College 1957–1970 *** History of the Colorado State College of Education 1935–1957 *** History of the Colorado State Normal School 1890–1911 *** History of the Colorado State Normal School for Children 1901–1923 *** History of the Colorado State Teachers College 1911–1935 *** History of the Colorado State University 1879– *** History of the Colorado State University-Pueblo 1993– *** History of the Colorado Technical University 1965– *** History of the Colorado Women's College 1909–1867 and 1973–1982 *** History of the Denver Bible College 1945–1949 *** History of the Denver Bible Institute 1914–1945 *** History of the Fort Lewis College 1933– *** History of the Loretto Heights College 1891–1988 *** History of the Metropolitan State College of Denver 1965– *** History of the Teikyo Loretto Heights University 1989–2009 *** History of the Temple Buell College 1967–1973 *** History of the Rockmont College 1949–1985 *** History of the Pueblo Junior College 1937–1961 *** History of the Southern Colorado Junior College 1993–1937 *** History of the Southern Colorado State College 1961–1975 ***United States Air Force Academy#History, History of the United States Air Force Academy 1955– ***University of Colorado at Boulder#History, History of the University of Colorado at Boulder 1876– ****University of Colorado Engineering Management Program#History, History of the University of Colorado Engineering Management Program 1987– ****University of Colorado School of Law#History, History of the University of Colorado School of Law 1892– ***University of Colorado at Colorado Springs#History, History of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1965– ***University of Colorado Denver#History, History of the University of Colorado Denver 1912– ****University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine#History, History of the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine 1922– ****University of Colorado Health Sciences Center#History, History of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 1979–2004 ***University of Northern Colorado#History, History of the University of Northern Colorado 1890– ***Colorado State University – Pueblo#History, History of the University of Southern Colorado 1975–2003 ***Western Colorado Community College#History, History of the Western Colorado Community College 2006– ***Western Colorado University#History, History of the Western Colorado University 1901– ***Western Colorado University#History, History of the Western State College of Colorado 1923–2012 *History of federal facilities in Colorado **Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, History of the Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site **Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park#History, History of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park **Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge **Canyons of the Ancients National Monument#History, History of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument **Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness, Denver#History, History of the Cathedral of Saint John in the Wilderness in Denver **Collegiate Peaks Wilderness#History, History of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness **Colorado National Monument#Park history, History of the Colorado National Monument **Denver Mint#History, History of the United States Mint at Denver **Dinosaur National Monument#History, History of the Dinosaur National Monument **Gold Belt Byway#History, History of the Gold Belt National Scenic and Historic Byway **Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve#Park history, History of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve **Hovenweep National Monument, History of the Hovenweep National Monument **Indian Peaks Wilderness#History, History of the Indian Peaks Wilderness **James Peak Wilderness#History, History of the James Peak Wilderness **McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, History of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area **Mesa Verde National Park#History, History of the Mesa Verde National Park and World Heritage Site **Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge **Rocky Flats Plant#History, History of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge **Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge **Rocky Mountain National Park#History, History of the Rocky Mountain National Park **Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, History of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site **Spanish Peaks Wilderness#History, History of the Spanish Peaks Wilderness **Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge **Yucca House National Monument, History of the Yucca House National Monument *History of marriage in Colorado *History of the military in Colorado: **Air Force Space Command, History of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) 1982– **Fort Carson#History, History of Camp Carson 1942–1954 **Camp Collins, History of Camp Collins 1858–1864 **Camp Hale, History of Camp Hale 1942–1964 **Camp George West Historic District, History of Camp George West 1903– **Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, History of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station 1966–2006 **Colorado Air National Guard, History of the Colorado Air National Guard 1923– **Colorado Army National Guard#History, History of the Colorado Army National Guard 1860– ***1st Colorado Infantry#History, History of the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers 1861–1862 **Ent Air Force Base, History of Ent Air Force Base 1951–1976 **Schriever Air Force Base#History, History of Falcon Air Force Base 1985–1998 **Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, History of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center 1918–1999 **Fort Carson#History, History of Fort Carson 1942– **Camp Collins, History of Fort Collins 1864–1872 **Fort Garland, History of Fort Garland 1858–1883 **Fort Lyon, History of Fort Lyon 1862–1897 **Fort Lyon, History of Fort Wise 1860–1862 **Lowry Air Force Base, History of Lowry Air Force Base 1938–1994 **North American Aerospace Defense Command, History of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) 1958– **Peterson Air Force Base#History, History of Peterson Air Force Base 1942– **Pueblo Chemical Depot#History, History of the Pueblo Chemical Depot 1942– ***Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant#History of chemical demilitarization in Colorado, History of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant **Rocky Mountain Arsenal, History of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal 1942–1992 **Schriever Air Force Base#History, History of Schriever Air Force Base 1985– **United States Air Force Academy#History, History of the United States Air Force Academy 1955– **United States Northern Command#List of commanders, History of the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) 2002– *Table of Colorado municipalities, History of the municipalities of Colorado *History of newspapers in Colorado: **Camera (newspaper)#History, History of the ''Boulder Daily Camera'' **Camera (newspaper)#History, History of the ''Camera'' of Boulder, Colorado **Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, History of the ''Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph'' **Colorado Springs Independent#History, History of the ''Colorado Springs Independent'' **Camera (newspaper)#History, History of the ''Daily Camera'' of Boulder, Colorado **The Denver Post#History, History of ''The Denver Post'' **Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, History of ''The Gazette'' of Colorado Springs, Colorado **Rocky Mountain News#History, History of the ''Rocky Mountain News'' *History of religion in Colorado **Calvary Episcopal Church (Golden, Colorado)#History, History of the Calvary Episcopal Church in Golden, Colorado ** History of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver **Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo#History, History of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo, Colorado **The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado#History, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado **Colorado Community Church#History, History of the Colorado Community Church **Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colorado)#History, History of the Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown, Colorado **New Life Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado)#History, History of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver#History, History of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver **St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Centennial, Colorado)#History, History of the Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Centennial, Colorado *History of sports in Colorado **Colorado Avalanche#Franchise history, History of the Colorado Avalanche hockey club **Colorado Cricket League#History, History of the Colorado Cricket League **Colorado Crush#History, History of the Colorado Crush arena football club **Colorado Rapids#History, History of the Colorado Rapids soccer football club ***Colorado Rapids U23's#History, History of the Colorado Rapids U23's **Colorado Rockies#History, History of the Colorado Rockies baseball club **Colorado Silver Bullets#History, History of the Colorado Silver Bullets baseball club **Denver Barbarians#History, History of the Denver Barbarians rugby football club **Denver Dynamite (Arena Football)#History, History of the Denver Dynamite arena football club **Denver Gold#History, History of the Denver Gold football club **Real Colorado Foxes#History, History of the Real Colorado Foxes soccer football club **Colorado Buffaloes#History, History of the University of Colorado sports teams ***Colorado Buffaloes football#History, History of the University of Colorado football team *Colorado State Parks#History, History of the state parks of Colorado **Bonny Lake State Park#History, History of the Bonny Lake State Park, Colorado **Pearl Lake State Park#History, History of the Pearl Lake State Park, Colorado **Lake Pueblo State Park#History, History of the Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado **Eldorado Canyon State Park#History, History of the Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado *History of transportation in Colorado: **History of roads in Colorado: ***Colorado State Highway 67#History, History of the Colorado State Highway 67 ***Interstate 470 (Colorado), History of the Colorado State Highway 470 ***Colorado State Patrol#History, History of the Colorado State Patrol 1935– ***Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion)#History, History of the Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion) 2001–2006 ***Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway#History, History of the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic Byway ***Interstate 25 in Colorado#History, History of the Interstate Highway 25 in Colorado ***Interstate 70 in Colorado#History, History of the Interstate Highway 70 in Colorado ***Lariat Loop Scenic & Historic Byway, History of the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway *** History of the Mousetrap in Denver ***Old Spanish Trail (trade route), History of the Old Spanish Trail ***Pony Express, History of the Pony Express 1860–1861 ***Santa Fe Trail, History of the Santa Fe Trail ***Trail Ridge Road#History, History of the Trail Ridge Road ***Bikecentennial, History of the TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route 1976– **History of railroads in Colorado: ***California Limited, History of the ''California Limited'' passenger train 1892–1954 ***California Zephyr#History, History of the ''California Zephyr'' passenger train 1949–1970 and 1983– ***Chief (train), History of the ''Chief'' passenger train 1926–1968 ***City of Denver (train), History of the ''City of Denver'' passenger train 1936–1971 ***Colorado and Southern Railway, History of the Colorado and Southern Railway 1898–1981 ***Colorado Central Railroad, History of the Colorado Central Railroad 1868–1890 ***Colorado Midland Railway, History of the Colorado Midland Railway 1883–1918 ***Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, History of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway 1899–1920 ***Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1870–1988 ***Denver and Salt Lake Railway, History of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway 1902–1947 ***Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System#History, History of the Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System 1995– ***Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company, History of the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company 1867–1880 ***Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, History of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad 1872–1889 ***Union Station (Denver, Colorado)#History, History of the Denver Union Station 1881– ***Denver Zephyr, History of the ''Denver Zephyr'' passenger train 1934–1972 ***Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, History of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad 1893–1920 *** History of the Georgetown Loop 1884–1938 and 1984– ***Gilpin Railroad, History of the Gilpin Railroad 1887–1917 ***Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, History of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway 1873–1965 ***Narrow gauge railroads in the United States#Rocky Mountains, History of the narrow gauge railroads in Colorado 1871– ***Ski Train, History of the ''Rio Grande Ski Train'' passenger train 1940–2009 ***Rio Grande Southern Railroad, History of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad 1890–1951 ***Rio Grande Zephyr, History of the ''Rio Grande Zephyr'' passenger train 1971–1983 ***Southwest Chief#History, History of the ''Southwest Chief'' passenger train 1984– ***Southwest Chief#History, History of the ''Southwest Limited'' passenger train 1974–1984 ***Super Chief, History of the ''Super Chief'' passenger train 1936–1971 ***Texas Zephyr, History of the ''Texas Zephyr'' passenger train 1940–1967 ***Uintah Railway, History of the Uintah Railway 1902–1939 **History of aviation in Colorado: ***History of aircraft and aviators in Colorado: ****CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum, Grand Junction, Colorado ****Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame, Denver ****Colorado Aviation Historical Society, Denver ****Peterson Air and Space Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado ****Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society, Pueblo, Colorado ****Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (combined Weisbrod and B-24 International Museums) ****Spirit of Flight Center, Lafayette, Colorado ****Vintage Aero Flying Museum, Hudson, Colorado ****Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver ***History of airports in Colorado: **** History of the Colorado Springs Airport 1927– **** History of the Denver International Airport 1995– **** History of the Denver Municipal Airport, 1929–1944 ****Stapleton International Airport, History of the Stapleton International Airport 1944–1995 ****List of airports in Colorado *Colorado's congressional districts#History, History of the United States congressional districts of Colorado **Colorado's 1st congressional district, History of the Colorado 1st congressional district **Colorado's 2nd congressional district, History of the Colorado 2nd congressional district **Colorado's 3rd congressional district, History of the Colorado 3rd congressional district **Colorado's 4th congressional district, History of the Colorado 4th congressional district **Colorado's 5th congressional district, History of the Colorado 5th congressional district **Colorado's 6th congressional district, History of the Colorado 6th congressional district **Colorado's 7th congressional district, History of the Colorado 7th congressional district **Colorado's At-large congressional district, History of the Colorado At-large congressional district *History of United States Navy ships named for Colorado: **USS Colorado (1856), History of USS ''Colorado'' 1858–1876 **USS Denver (CL-16), History of USS ''Denver'' (C-14/PG-28/CL-16) 1904–1931 **USS Colorado (ACR-7), History of USS ''Colorado'' (ACR-7) 1905–1916 **USS Colorado (ACR-7), History of USS ''Pueblo'' (CA-7) 1916–1927 **USS Colorado (BB-45), History of USS ''Colorado'' (BB-45) 1923–1947 **USS Denver (CL-58), History of USS ''Denver'' (CL-58) 1942–1947 **USS Pueblo (PF-13), History of USS ''Pueblo'' (PF-13) 1944–1946 **USS Boulder Victory (AK-227), History of USS ''Boulder Victory'' (AK-227) 1944–1946 **USS Montrose (APA-212), History of USS ''Montrose'' (APA-212) 1944–1969 **USS Pitkin County (LST-1082), History of USS ''Pitkin County'' (LST-1082) 1945–1971 **USS Pueblo (AGER-2), History of USS ''Pueblo'' (AGER-2) 1967–captured by North Korea 1968 **USS Denver (LPD-9), History of USS ''Denver'' (LPD-9) 1968– **USS Boulder (LST-1190), History of USS ''Boulder'' (LST-1190) 1971–1994 *History of waterways in Colorado **Cherry Creek (Colorado)#History, History of the Cherry Creek in Colorado **Clear Creek (Colorado)#History, History of the Clear Creek in Colorado **Colorado River#History, History of the Colorado River **Ralston Creek (Colorado)#History, History of the Ralston Creek in Colorado * List of territorial claims and designations in Colorado * Uranium mining in Colorado


Culture of Colorado

Culture of Colorado * List of museums in Colorado, Museums in Colorado * Religion in Colorado ** Episcopal Diocese of Colorado *** Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness, Denver ** Focus on the Family ** Rocky Mountain District (LCMS) ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver *** Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado), Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo *** Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado *** Denver Colorado Temple * Scouting in Colorado * State symbols of Colorado ** Flag of the State of Colorado ** Great Seal of the State of Colorado ** Colorado state bird ** Colorado state fish ** Colorado state folk dance ** Colorado state fossil ** Colorado state gemstone ** Colorado state grass ** Colorado state insect ** Colorado state mammal ** Colorado state mineral ** Colorado state motto ** Colorado state nickname ** Colorado state reptile ** Colorado state slogan ** Colorado state soil ** first Colorado state song ** second Colorado state song ** Colorado state stone ** Colorado state tartan ** Colorado state tree


The arts in Colorado

* Music of Colorado * Theater in Colorado


Sports in Colorado

Sports in Colorado * List of professional sports teams in Colorado, Professional sports teams in Colorado


Economy and infrastructure of Colorado

Economy of Colorado * Communications in Colorado ** List of newspapers in Colorado, Newspapers in Colorado ** List of radio stations in Colorado, Radio stations in Colorado ** Telephone service in Colorado *** Telephone Area Codes: Area code 303, 303, Area code 719, 719, Area code 720, 720, Area code 970, 970 ** List of television stations in Colorado, Television stations in Colorado * Energy in Colorado ** List of power stations in Colorado ** Solar power in Colorado ** Wind power in Colorado * Health care in Colorado ** List of hospitals in Colorado, Hospitals in Colorado * Mining in Colorado ** Coal mining in Colorado ** Gold mining in Colorado ** Silver mining in Colorado ** Uranium mining in Colorado * Transportation in Colorado ** List of airports in Colorado, Airports in Colorado ** Roads in Colorado *** List of Interstate Highways in Colorado, Interstate Highways in Colorado *** List of U.S. Highways in Colorado, U.S. Highways in Colorado *** State highways in Colorado *** List of Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways * Water in Colorado


Education in Colorado

Education in Colorado * Schools in Colorado ** Table of Colorado school districts, Colorado public school districts *** Table of Colorado charter schools, Colorado charter schools ** List of colleges and universities in Colorado, Colleges and universities in Colorado *** Adams State College *** Aims Community College *** Arapahoe Community College *** Art Institute of Colorado *** Belleview College *** Colorado Christian University *** Colorado College *** Colorado Mesa University *** Colorado Mountain College *** Colorado Northwestern Community College *** Colorado School of Mines *** Colorado State University, Colorado State University System **** Colorado State University **** Colorado State University-Pueblo *** Colorado Technical University *** Community College of Aurora *** Community College of Denver *** Denver Seminary *** DeVry University *** Fort Lewis College *** Front Range Community College *** Greendale Community College *** Heritage College & Heritage Institute *** Iliff School of Theology *** Johnson & Wales University *** Jones International University *** Lamar Community College *** Lincoln Group of Schools, Lincoln College of Technology *** Metropolitan State University of Denver *** Morgan Community College *** Naropa University *** National Technological University *** Nazarene Bible College *** Northeastern Junior College *** Otero College *** Pikes Peak State College *** Pueblo Community College *** Red Rocks Community College *** Redstone College *** Regis University *** Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design *** Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine *** Trinidad State College ***
United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and U ...
*** University of Colorado System **** University of Colorado at Boulder **** University of Colorado at Colorado Springs **** University of Colorado Denver ***** Anschutz Medical Campus ***** Auraria Campus *** University of Denver *** University of Northern Colorado *** Western State College ** List of high schools in Colorado, High schools in Colorado ** List of parochial schools in Colorado, Parochial schools in Colorado ** List of private schools in Colorado, Private schools in Colorado


See also

*
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
**Outline of Colorado ***Index of Colorado-related articles **Bibliography of Colorado **Climate change in Colorado **Colorado statistical areas *** Front Range Urban Corridor ****North Central Colorado Urban Area ****South Central Colorado Urban Area ** Geography of Colorado **Geology of Colorado ** History of Colorado ***List of territorial claims and designations in Colorado ***
National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado There are more than 1,500 properties and historic districts in Colorado listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are distributed over 63 of Colorado's 64 counties; only the City and County of Broomfield has none. __NOTOC__ C ...
***Prehistory of Colorado *** Timeline of Colorado history **
List of cities and towns in Colorado The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
***List of adjectivals and demonyms for Colorado cities ***List of census-designated places in Colorado ***List of city nicknames in Colorado ***List of Colorado municipalities by county ***Commons:Cities in Colorado **List of counties in Colorado ***Commons:Counties of Colorado **List of forts in Colorado **List of ghost towns in Colorado **List of places in Colorado **Paleontology in Colorado


References


External links


Colorado state government website

Colorado information

Colorado state government

Colorado state agencies







Colorado tourism
{{Outline footer Colorado Colorado-related lists, * Outlines of U.S. states, Colorado Wikipedia outlines, Colorado