This article is about the mountain in Colorado. For the bluff in Iowa, see Pikes Peak (Iowa). Pikes Peak (formerly Pike's Peak, see below) is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is named for Zebulon Pike, an explorer who led an expedition to the southern Colorado area in 1806. At 14,115 feet (4302 m), it is one of Colorado's 54 fourteeners. Drivers race up the mountain in a famous annual race called the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Pikes Peak is a federally designated National Historic Landmark. Although not nearly as famous as Pikes Peak in Colorado, Pikes Peak in Iowa, named by the explorer Zebulon Pike in 1805, is a bluff rising 500 feet above the Mississippi River near the town of McGregor. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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Suzuki Escudo at the 2006 Race to the Clouds The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as the The Race to the Clouds, is an annual pure gravel automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, a distance of 19. ...
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Geography and geology Much of the fame of Pikes Peak is due to its location near the eastern edge of the Rockies. Unlike most other similarly tall mountains in Colorado, it serves as a visible landmark for many miles to the east, far into the Great Plains of Colorado. Driving south on Interstate 25 towards the city of Colorado Springs, it comes into view from a distance of more than 130 miles (209 km). On a clear day, the peak can be seen from Denver (over 60 miles North), and from locations near the Kansas border to the east. The Great Plains covers much of the central United States, portions of Canada and Mexico. ...
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Pikes Peak is made of a characteristic pink granite, called Pikes Peak granite. The pink color is due to a large amount of potassium feldspar. The granite was formed by an igneous intrusion in the Pre-Cambrian age, approximately 1.05 billion years ago, during the Grenville orogeny. Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...
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Name During the period of exploration in Colorado, many would refer to the mountain as "Pike's Peak," after Zebulon Pike, the man who first documented it. Later, some suggested "James' Peak," after Edwin James, the man who first climbed it. The name went back and forth until it was settled as the former. Zebulon Pike Jr. ...
Originally the peak was called "Pike's Peak", but in 1891, the newly-formed US Board on Geographic Names recommended against the use of apostrophes in names, so officially the name of the peak does not include an apostrophe. In addition, in 1978 the Colorado state legislature passed a law mandating the use of "Pikes Peak" only. Even so, the old name is often seen. Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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Discovery The first non-natives to sight Pikes Peak were the members of the Pike expedition, led by Zebulon Pike. After a failed attempt to climb to the top in November 1806, Pike wrote in his journal (emphasis added): Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1604x956, 180 KB)Climbing Pikes Peak, Colorado, in winter, rounding Windy Point, ca. ...
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Part of the commercial district Manitou Springs is a city located in El Paso County, Colorado. ...
United States Army Captain Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) to explore the south and west of the Louisiana Purchase. ...
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- ...here we found the snow middle deep; no sign of beast or bird inhabiting this region. The thermometer which stood at 9° above 0 at the foot of the mountain, here fell to 4° below 0. The summit of the Grand Peak, which was entirely bare of vegetation and covered with snow, now appeared at the distance of 15 or 16 miles [24–26 km] from us, and as high again as what we had ascended, and would have taken a whole day's march to have arrived at its base, when I believed no human being could have ascended to its pinical (sic -- "pinnacle" was intended). This with the condition of my soldiers who had only light overalls on, and no stockings, and every way ill provided to endure the inclemency of the region; the bad prospect of killing any thing to subsist on, with the further detention of two or three days, which it must occasion, determined us to return.
This entry has led to an oft-stated claim that Pike said no one had ever, nor would ever reach the top of Pikes Peak. Placed in context, he is making a reasonable assessment of his men's prospects of reaching the top in difficult circumstances.
History
 Gold miners at Pikes Peak, ca. 1858.
 Climbing Pikes Peak, Colorado, in winter, rounding Windy Point, ca. 1890 The first European to climb the peak came 14 years after Pike in the summer of 1820. Edwin James, a young student who had just graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont, signed on as the relief botanist for the Long Expedition after the first botanist had died. The expedition explored the South Platte River up as far as present-day Denver, then turned south and passed close to what James called "Pike's highest peak." James and two other men left the expedition camped on the plains and climbed the peak in two days, encountering little difficulty. Along the way, he was the first to describe the blue columbine, Colorado's state flower. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1045x814, 82 KB) Summary Taken From: Alpenrose Press Web Site http://www. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area Ranked 45th - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²) - Width 80 miles (130 km) - Length 160 miles (260 km) - % water 3. ...
The South Platte River in Denver, Colorado The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska. ...
Binomial name Aquilegia caerulea James Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. ...
Gold was discovered in the area in 1858. Pike's Peak or Bust became the slogan of the Colorado Gold Rush; see also Fifty-Niner. This was more due to Pikes Peak's notoriety than any actual significant gold find anywhere near Pikes Peak. It was not until 1893, when an ancient volcanic caldera on the west slope, five miles wide, was found to have rich gold deposits. This became the Cripple Creek Mining District, and led in 1893 to the last major gold rush in the lower forty-eight states. Miners at Pikes Peak The Colorado Gold Rush was the boom in the prospecting and mining of gold in present-day Colorado in the United States that began in 1859 (when the land was still in the Kansas Territory) and lasted throughout the early 1860s. ...
The Fifty-Niners trace to 1859, during the Colorado Gold Rush. ...
Cripple Creek, is a city in Teller County, Colorado; it is the county seat. ...
In July 1860, Clark, Gruber & Company began minting gold coins in Denver bearing the phrase "Pikes Peak Gold" and an artist's rendering of the peak on the obverse. As the artist had never actually seen the peak, it looks nothing like it. In 1863 the US Treasury purchased their minting equipment for $25,000 to open the Denver Mint. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...
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Katharine Lee Bates was moved to write the words to the song "America the Beautiful" in 1893, after having traveled to the top of Pikes Peak on a carriage ride. Katharine Lee Bates, (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929), is remembered as the author of the words to the anthem America the Beautiful. Bates was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. ...
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Pikes Peak today
 View of Pikes Peak, from Woodland Park There is a visitor center with a gift shop and restaurant on the summit of Pikes Peak, and there are several ways to ascend the mountain. The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway is a cog railroad operating from Manitou Springs to the summit year-round, conditions permitting. Automobiles can be driven to the summit via the Pikes Peak Highway, a 19 mile (31 kilometer) road which starts a few miles up Ute Pass at Cascade. This road, which is unpaved after the halfway point, was made famous worldwide by a short film featuring Ari Vatanen racing his Peugeot up the steep, twisty slopes as part of the annual Pikes Peak International Hillclimb race. The road has a series of switchbacks, treacherous at high speed, called "The W's" for their shape on the side of the mountain. The road is maintained by the city of Colorado Springs as a toll road. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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A visitor center is a place where visitors to a location can get information on the areas attractions, lodging, maps, and other items relevant to tourism. ...
M&PPR locomotive Pikes Peak circa 1893 The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway is an Abt rack system cog railway in Colorado (United States), climbing the well-known mountain Pikes Peak. ...
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Part of the commercial district Manitou Springs is a city located in El Paso County, Colorado. ...
The Pikes Peak Highway is a 19-mile toll road that runs from Cascade, Colorado to the summit house of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. ...
Ute Pass View of Divide from the pass Ute Pass, at 9,165 feet (2,793 m) above sea level, is a mountain pass just west of Divide, Colorado. ...
Cascade is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. ...
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The Pikes Peak International Hillclimb is an annual tarmac/gravel hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. ...
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The most popular hiking route to the top is the Barr Trail, approaching the summit from the east. The trailhead is just past the cog railway depot in Manitou Springs. One can walk, hike, or bike the trail. Runners race to the top and back on the Barr Trail in the annual Pikes Peak Marathon. Some have pursued oddball feats on the trail, such as dribbling a soccer ball or walking backwards to the top. In 1929 Bill Williams of Rio Hondo, Texas, pushed a peanut to the summit with his nose over the course of three weeks.[1] Another route begins at the Crags Campground, approaching the summit from the west.[2][3]. July 2007 Barr Trail is a popular 12. ...
The Pikes Peak Marathon is a foot race which begins at the base of Pikes Peak, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and climbs over 7,700 feet (2347 meters) to the top of the 14,110 foot (4300 meter) tall peak. ...
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Conditions at the top are, for the most part, not hospitable. The thin air contains only 60% of the oxygen available at sea level. Snow is a possibility any time year-round, and thunderstorms are common in the summer, bringing hail and wind gusts occasionally in excess of 100 m/h (160 km/h). Lightning is especially dangerous above the treeline. A signboard at the cog railway depot in Manitou Springs provides the summit temperature every day, a number that is rarely higher than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, even in mid-summer.
Since 1969, the summit of Pike's Peak has been the site of the United States Army Pike’s Peak Research Laboratory, a medical research laboratory for the assessment of the impact of high altitude on human physiological and medical parameters of military interest. The United States Army Pikes Peak Research Laboratory, or simply the “Pikes Peak Labâ€, is a modern medical research laboratory for the assessment of the impact of high altitude on human physiological and medical parameters of military interest. ...
Pikes Peak was once the home of a ski resort, but it closed due to a lack of snow; Pikes Peak does not receive the massive snowdrops that some other mountains do. Expensive snowmaking was required to make the resort feasible, and the high winds on Pikes Peak would often blow the artificial snow away ("to Kansas" as one of the former owners of the resort put it). Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²) - Width 211 miles (340 km) - Length 417 miles (645 km) - % water 0. ...
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In mountaineering in the United States, a fourteener (or 14er) is a mountain peak that exceeds 14,000 feet (4,267. ...
Mount Elbert, the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains of North America. ...
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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. ...
Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America. ...
Mount Robson in British Columbia, the most topographically prominent peak of the Rocky Mountains of North America. ...
Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States of America. ...
In mountaineering in the United States, a fourteener (or 14er) is a mountain peak that exceeds 14,000 feet (4,267. ...
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Further reading - Rocky Mountain National Park: High Peaks: The Climber's Guide, Bernard Gillett, (Earthbound Sports; 2001) ISBN 0-9643698-5-0
- Rock and Ice Climbing Rocky Mountain National Park: The High Peaks, Richard Rossiter, (Falcon; 1996) ISBN 0-934641-66-8
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Elitch Gardens Carousel, also known as the Kit Carson County Carousel, is a 1905 Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel located in Burlington, Colorado. ...
Restored historic buildings in downtown Black Hawk The Central City/Black Hawk National Historic District is a federally designated United States National Historic Landmark that comprises Central City and the City of Black Hawk, adjacent former gold mining camps in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Gilpin County...
Restored historic buildings in downtown Black Hawk The Central City/Black Hawk National Historic District is a federally designated United States National Historic Landmark that comprises Central City and the City of Black Hawk, adjacent former gold mining camps in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Gilpin County...
The Colorado Chautauqua, located in Boulder, Colorado, United States, and started in 1898, is the only Chautauqua west of the Mississippi River still continuing in unbroken operation since the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement in the 1920s. ...
Downtown Cripple Creek today Location of Cripple Creek, Colorado The historic City of Cripple Creek is a Statutory City that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. ...
A steam locomotive of the D&SNG The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is a narrow gauge heritage railway in the U.S. State of Colorado that operates over the 45 miles (72 km) of 36-inch (914 mm) track between Durango in La Plata County and...
The Georgetown Loop high bridge as seen c. ...
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View of Mount Massive looking west from Harrison Street in downtown Leadville The Delaware Hotel in downtown Leadville The historic City of Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of Lake County, Colorado, United States. ...
The Lindenmeier Site is a Folsum culture archaeological site located on the former Lindenmeier Ranch in northeastern Larimer County, Colorado, United States. ...
Lowry Pueblo Lowry Pueblo The Lowry Pueblo is an Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument near Pleasant View, Colorado, United States. ...
Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. ...
Pikes Peak (formerly Pikes Peak, see below) is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. ...
Raton Pass (7834 feet or 2388 meters elevation) is a mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border in the United States. ...
The Georgetown Loop high bridge as seen c. ...
Miners cabin at the edge of town Downtown The historic Town of Silverton is a Statutory Town that is the county seat of San Juan County, Colorado, United States. ...
For other meanings, see Telluride (disambiguation). ...
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA or Air Force),[1] located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. ...
The following are partial lists of significant historic, scenic, and recreational trails in the State of Colorado of the United States. ...
The American Discovery Trail is a coast-to-coast hiking trail across the mid-tier of the United States. ...
The Colorado Trail (CT) is a 479 mile long trail running from the outskirts of Denver to Durango in Colorado, United States. ...
The Continental Divide Trail is a United States National Scenic Trail running 3,100 miles (5,000 km) between Mexico and Canada. ...
The Route The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (aka GDMBR) was put together by Adventure Cycling and is the longest off-pavement bike route in the world. ...
Kokopelli Kokopellis Trail is a 142 mile (229 km) mountain bike trail in the U.S. states of Colorado and Utah. ...
The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways are highway and backroad routes in the U.S. State of Colorado designated by the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission of the Colorado Department of Transportation for their scenic or historic values. ...
Scenery along the byway. ...
Guanella Pass (el. ...
State Highway 12 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a mainly mountainous state highway through the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado. ...
The Lariat Loop Scenic & Historic Byway is a 40-mile route in the foothills between Golden, Morrison, and Evergreen about 20 miles west of Denver, Colorado. ...
The Mount Evans Scenic Byway approaching the summit The Mount Evans Scenic Byway begins at the junction of Interstate 70 and Colorado State Highway 103 near Idaho Springs, Colorado and continues on Colorado State Highway 5 through the Mount Evans Wilderness Area where it ends near the summit of Mount...
The San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway is one of the scenic byways in the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway System. ...
Trail logo The Santa Fe Trail was an historic 19th century transportation route across southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. ...
Top of the Rockies is the name of a National Scenic Byway in Colorado, in the Western United States. ...
Toll booths at the Beaver Meadows Entrance Station, an eastern entrance to Trail Ridge Road. ...
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the department of the government of the U.S. State of Colorado that is responsible for the development, protection, and enhancement Colorado natural resources for the use and enjoyment of the states present and future residents, as well as for visitors to...
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Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas Politics Portal A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the...
Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Largest metro area Denver-Aurora Metro Area Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ...
Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1] - City & County 154. ...
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ...
Colorado is located in the central western United States, or the Mountain Region. This is a list of people from the state of Colorado, whether they lived, were born, or were raised there. ...
Signage used for Colorado SH. The top half is the flag of Colorado. ...
The first inhabitants of what was to become the State of Colorado were the American Indians. ...
Colorado State Capitol in Denver Like the majority of the states, Colorados current constitution provides for three branches of government: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. ...
Areas in Colorado managed by the National Park Service include: // National parks Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose Mesa Verde National Parknear Cortez Rocky Mountain National Park at Estes Park Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Mosca National monuments Colorado National Monument at Fruita Dinosaur...
The headwaters of the Arkansas River near Leadville. ...
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| | Anthems | Where the Columbines Grow | Rocky Mountain High An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. ...
Where the Columbines Grow is the state song of Colorado. ...
Rocky Mountain High is a folk-rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor about Colorado,and should be considered as Colorados Official state song, although lawmakers have yet to make this decision. ...
| | Regions | Central Colorado | Colorado Piedmont | Colorado Plateau | Denver‑Aurora Metropolitan Area | Eastern Plains | Front Range | Grand Valley | High Rockies | Mineral Belt | Roaring Fork Valley | Sangre de Cristo Mountains | San Luis Valley | South‑Central Colorado | Southwestern Colorado | Uinta Mountains | Western Slope This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...
Central Colorado is a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
The Colorado Piedmont is the geologic term for an area along the base of the foothills of the Front Range in north central Colorado in the United States. ...
The Colorado Plateau, also called the Colorado Plateaus Province, is a physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. ...
The metropolitan area centered on the city of Denver, Colorado is known officially by the United States Census Bureau as the Denver metropolitan area (population 2,179,240 in 2000). ...
The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to region of the U.S state of Colorado on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, and east of the population centers of the Front Range. ...
The Colorado Front Range is a colloquial geographic term for the populated areas of the state of Colorado in the United States which are just east of the foothills of the Front Range, from which the region takes its name. ...
The Grand Valley is a extended populated agricultural valley, approximately 30 miles (48 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, located along the Colorado River in Mesa County in western Colorado in the United States. ...
The High Rockies is a term for a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
The Colorado Mineral Belt (CMB) is a broad area stretching north-east from the San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado to the Front Range near Boulder, Colorado which is highly mineralized. ...
The Roaring Fork Valley is a geographical region in western Colorado in the United States. ...
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains located in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado in the United States. ...
The Great Sand Dunes sit directly west of the Sangre de Cristo Range, which is featured in the background. ...
South-Central Colorado is a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Southwestern Colorado includes the following Colorado counties: Southwest Colorado counties Alamosa County Archuleta County Conejos County Dolores County Hinsdale County La Plata County Mineral County Montezuma County Montrose County Ouray County Rio Grande County Saguache County San Juan County San Miguel County Large cities/towns in Southwestern Colorado include: Alamosa...
This view of Kings Peak and the Henrys Fork Basin shows the cliff bands and basins typical throughout the Uintas. ...
The Western Slope of Colorado refers the region of the US state of Colorado west of the Rocky Mountains. ...
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Arvada is a city in Jefferson and Adams County, Colorado and part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. ...
Nickname: The Gateway to the Rockies Location of Aurora in Colorado County Arapahoe, Adams, Douglas - Mayor Ed Tauer (R) Area - City 369. ...
The City of Boulder ( , Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ...
The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northwestern tier of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in the State of Colorado. ...
The Town of Castle Rock is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Douglas County, Colorado, United States. ...
Coordinates: Country United States of America State Colorado County Arapahoe Incorporated 2001 Mayor Randy Pye Area - City 72. ...
It has been suggested that History of Colorado Springs, Colorado be merged into this article or section. ...
Commerce City is a city located in Adams County, Colorado and is a suburb of the city of Denver. ...
Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1] - City & County 154. ...
The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. ...
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Greeley is a city in Weld County, Colorado, United States. ...
Lakewood is a city located in Jefferson County, Colorado. ...
The City of Littleton is a home rule municipality located in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the State of Colorado. ...
The City of Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County and Weld County, Colorado, United States. ...
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Parker is a town in Douglas County, Colorado that in recent years has become a exurban part of the Denver Metropolitan Area. ...
The City of Pueblo is a home rule municipality located in Pueblo County in southern Colorado. ...
Thornton is a city located in Adams County, Colorado. ...
Westminster is a city located in both Adams County, Colorado and Jefferson County, Colorado and is a suburb of the city of Denver. ...
| | Counties | Adams | Alamosa | Arapahoe | Archuleta | Baca | Bent | Boulder | Broomfield | Chaffee | Cheyenne | Clear Creek | Conejos | Costilla | Crowley | Custer | Delta | Denver | Dolores | Douglas | Eagle | El Paso | Elbert | Fremont | Garfield | Gilpin | Grand | Gunnison | Hinsdale | Huerfano | Jackson | Jefferson | Kiowa | Kit Carson | La Plata | Lake | Larimer | Las Animas | Lincoln | Logan | Mesa | Mineral | Moffat | Montezuma | Montrose | Morgan | Otero | Ouray | Park | Phillips | Pitkin | Prowers | Pueblo | Rio Blanco | Rio Grande | Routt | Saguache | San Juan | San Miguel | Sedgwick | Summit | Teller | Washington | Weld | Yuma List of 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado: Colorado counties Adams County formed in 1902 from part of Arapahoe county. ...
Adams County is the fifth most populous county of the State of Colorado. ...
Alamosa County, Colorado Alamosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Arapahoe County, Colorado Arapahoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Archuleta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Baca County, Colorado Baca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Bent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Boulder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northwestern tier of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area in the State of Colorado. ...
Chaffee County, Colorado Chaffee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Cheyenne County, Colorado Cheyenne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Clear Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Conejos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Costilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Crowley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Delta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1] - City & County 154. ...
Dolores County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Douglas County is a suburban county located in the southern portion of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Eagle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
El Paso County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Elbert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Gilpin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Hinsdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Huerfano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Jefferson County (IPA: //) is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. ...
Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Kit Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
La Plata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Las Animas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Mesa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Moffat County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Montrose County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Ouray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Pitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Prowers County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Pueblo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Rio Blanco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Rio Grande County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Routt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Saguache County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
San Juan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
San Miguel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Teller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Weld County is the third most extensive and the ninth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. ...
Yuma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
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