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Natural Colorado[edit]
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The San Juan Mountains near Telluride, Colorado
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Mountains and lakes near Breckenridge
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Pikes Peak, the easternmost "fourteener" in the United States
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A view of the arid high plains in Morgan County in Northeastern Colorado
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Picketwire Canyon in Southeastern Colorado, is part of the larger Comanche National Grassland.
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Front Range Peaks west of Denver
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Rock Formations in the Lost Creek Wilderness in the Front Range
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The tallest sand dunes in North America in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado
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A view of Blanca Peak (left), from the east
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Red rock formations are found throughout Colorado
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Mount Elbert is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs
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The San Juan Mountains from Ridgway in Southwestern Colorado, during the winter
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Lake Granby in Northern Colorado
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The walls of Glenwood Canyon
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Arches at Rattlesnake Canyon in Western Colorado
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Western Colorado
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Dinosaur National Monument in Northwestern Colorado, at the Castle Par district
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The Colorado National Monument, just southwest of Grand Junction, view of the Coke Ovens
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Spring melt at Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
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Snow highlights the rugged mountains as well as the urban and agricultural landscapes of the Colorado plains.
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The Yampa River, from a high overlook.
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Mount Rosalie, painting by Albert Bierstadt
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Rudbeckia occidentalis, Aspen Mountain
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Buteo swainsoni, Saguache County
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History[edit]
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Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park
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Crystal Mill made in 1892
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Cliff Palace
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Great Kiva at Chimney Rock in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. It is said to have been built by the Ancient Pueblo peoples.
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Spruce Tree House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Bent's Old Fort operated along the Arkansas River from 1833 to 1849.
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Map of the Mexican cession, with the white representing the territory the United States received from Mexico. Well over half of Colorado was received during this treaty.
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The Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores
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The territories of New Mexico, Utah, Kansas, and Nebraska before the creation of the Territory of Colorado
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Mount of the Holy Cross was photographed by William Henry Jackson in 1874
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Saloon in Blackhawk, 1897
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The Georgetown Loop of the Colorado Central Railroad as photographed by William Henry Jackson in 1899
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Steam engine on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
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Seal of Colorado illustration, 1908
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Modern Colorado[edit]
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Colorado Population Density Map.
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An aerial view of eastern Colorado
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Center pivot irrigation of wheat growing in Yuma County
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The Chapel on the Rock at Camp Saint Malo near Allenspark.
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The Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs.
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Lightning storm over Denver
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History Colorado Center in Denver
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Street art in Denver
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Aerial view of Colorado Springs
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Corn growing in Larimer County
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An oil well in western Colorado
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Colorado state welcome sign
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Light rail at 16th & California in Downtown Denver
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The eastbound and westbound California Zephyrs meet in the Glenwood Canyon.
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A coal unit train, Union Pacific Railroad
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The Teflon-coated fiberglass roof of Denver International Airport's main terminal building is evocative of the Colorado Rocky Mountains
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The Colorado State Capitol in Denver
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An enlargeable map of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado
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Map of the 14 Core Based Statistical Areas in the state of Colorado.
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The University of Denver.
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Person running down dune in Great Sand Dunes park
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The Colorado Rockies National League baseball club at Coors Field in Denver.
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Sports Authority Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos National Football League club and the Denver Outlaws Major League Lacrosse club.
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Pepsi Center in Denver, home of the Denver Nuggets National Basketball Association club, the Colorado Avalanche National Hockey League club, and the Colorado Mammoth National Lacrosse League club.
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Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, home of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer club.
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The Four Corners Monument, with Ute Mountain in the distance
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