Colorado Image Gallery

Capital: Denver
Statehood: 38th: admitted August 1, 1876
State Nickname: Centennial State
State Bird: Lark Bunting
Highest Point: Mt. Elbert: 14,433 feet
Lowest Point: Arikareei River: 3,315 feet
Counties: 64
Average days of some sunshine: 300
Average Precipitation: 17 inches (rain and melted snow)
• Colorado has the highest mean altitude of all the states
• Colorado is one of only two states in the United States in which all the water in the state flows out and none flows in
• Leadville, CO is the highest incorporated city in the United States at 10,430 feet elevation