The word 'colorado' means 'colored' or 'colored red' in Spanish. The Colorado state was named after the Colorado River, which Spanish explorers named 'Río Colorado' (meaning 'colored river') for the red silt the river carried from the mountains
Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1000 meters elevation. Its lowest point, 3,317 feet (1,011 m) in elevation is the highest low elevation point of any state, and is higher than the highest elevation points of 18 states. Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet
The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado.
The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level
I am placing some caches around that will be mostly P & G for everyone to enjoy.
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President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado to the Union as the ___ state (subtract 5 from this number for A )
Colorado was admitted to statehood on August __ , 1876, during the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and today its official nickname is the Centennial State. (The day is the answer for B)
How many years did Mike the Headless Chicken live after his head was cut off in Fruita CO on September 10, 1945? (This will give you C)
Dwight Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel between Clear Creek and Summit counties is ____ feet long? (Use the second digit for D)
Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with ____ parks in City limits? (The last digit in this answer is E)
Colorado hosts the world’s largest ___ ____ in the wild? (How many letters in this answer will give you F)
Colorado is the only state to have had ____ Governors serve in a single day. (This is the answer for G)