Cairn Magazine is a magazine focused on Colorado's cultural landscape. The quarterly publication's first issue debuted in the spring of 2006, and carries the tag line "Colorado's Cultural Guidepost". The glossy publication is eclectic in its content, which covers music, art, the outdoors, artist profiles, non-profit profiles, fiction pieces, book reviews and photo essays.

Readership is primarily within the Front Range, and circulation is currently 10,000 copies. The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. ...

Cairn Magazine has covered such diverse topics as hydroponics, the emerging Denver rock scene, Rocky Mountain oysters, Nepalese sex-trade and rock climbing. All articles either relate to the Colorado lifestyle or are submitted by Colorado contributors. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rocky Mountain oysters is a name given to a calf or bull testicles. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ...

The magazine's official website, www.cairnmag.com, has an events calendar and a directory for Colorado museums, theaters, venues, and outdoor organizations.

About the title

Cairn Magazine's name was derived from the Scottish word cairn. This name suggests that the magazine functions as a guide for readers on a cultural path, much as a physical cairn structure signals a path or trail. One of many cairns marking British mass graves at the site of the Battle of Isandlwana. ...