What is the capital of Colorado?
AnswerDenver
Denver is Colorado's capital and largest city.
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Colorado facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about Colorado, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which mountain range runs through Colorado?
AnswerThe Rocky Mountains
The Rockies cross the western half of Colorado, which holds some of the range's highest peaks.
Going deeper
What is the highest peak in Colorado?
AnswerMount Elbert
Mount Elbert, at 14,440 feet, is the highest peak in Colorado and in the Rocky Mountains.
Mesa Verde National Park preserves cliff dwellings built by which people?
AnswerAncestral Puebloans
Ancestral Puebloans built Mesa Verde's stone cliff dwellings, mostly in the 1200s.
The view from which Colorado mountain inspired the words of 'America the Beautiful'?
AnswerPikes Peak
Katharine Lee Bates wrote the poem after reaching the summit of Pikes Peak in 1893.
Expert level
Great Sand Dunes National Park, with the tallest dunes in North America, is in which valley?
AnswerSan Luis Valley
The dunes formed where winds sweeping across the San Luis Valley drop sand against the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Colorado has the highest mean elevation of any US state. About how high is it?
AnswerAbout 6,800 feet
Colorado's mean elevation is roughly 6,800 feet (2,070 m) above sea level.
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