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Colorado Geography
Colorado
Geography, Colorado Facts
About half of Alabama
Colorado is located in the center of the
western half of the continental United States and is the eighth largest state.
Its average elevation of 6,800 feet is the highest of any state in the nation.
The Colorado Plateau covers most of the western portion of the state. It is a
region of high plateaus and deep canyons carved by the Colorado, Gunnison, and
other rivers.
The central portion of the state is covered by the Rocky Mountains. Because of
the presence of the high peaks in this range, Colorado has been given the
nickname “Roof of the World.” The state has 51 out of the 80 peaks in North
America over 14,000 feet. Colorado’s highest point, Mount Elbert (14,431 feet)
is found here. The headwaters of 6 major rivers originate in the mountains of
this region – the Colorado, the North Platte, the South Platte, the Arkansas,
the Republican, and the Rio Grande.
The Continental Divide runs through the Colorado Rockies. Rivers east of the
Divide flow toward the Mississippi River; those to the west flow toward the
Pacific Ocean.
To the east, Colorado has high plains and rolling prairies that rise westward to
the Rockies. Livestock production and the farming of both irrigated and dry land
takes place in this Great Plains region.
Geography Information from
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