Colorado is the highest state in the nation with an average altitude of 6800 feet above sea level. It has 52 mountain peaks 14,000 feet or higher. The highest peak is Mt. Elbert at 14,433 feet. Colorado is the 8th largest state in area, 104,247 sq. miles.
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The State Flower |
The State Mammal |
The State Bird |
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Columbine |
Big Horn Sheep |
Lark Bunting |
Colorado is known as the Centennial State because it became a State in 1876, 100 years after the signing of The Declaration of Independence.
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