Colorado Base and Elevation Maps (original) (raw)

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	This Colorado base map highlights the location of the state capitol,Denver, and other major cities throughout the state. Portions of Colorado's border states,Wyoming,Nebraska,Kansas,Oklahoma,New Mexico,Arizona,Nebraska, andUtah are included to show the relationship between Colorado and its neighbors. A small inset shows Colorado among the other 47 Continental United States.The point where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet is called "Four Corners" and is unique among the states.
Colorado base map, Courtesy of Maps.com.
Colorado elevation map, Courtesy of Maps.com.	This elevation map of Colorado illustrates the number of feet or meters the state rises above sea level. As you can see, all of Colorado resides at over 2,000 feet above sea level. The Great Plains cover the eastern 2/5 of the state. The Rocky Mountains run north to south through the central part of the state.At a mean elevation of 6,800 feet above seal level, Colorado has thehighest mean altitude of the 50 states.Colorado's low point, 3,315 feet above sea level at the Arikaree River in Yuma County, is the highest low point in the nation and is higher than 18 statehigh points. The highest point in Colorado,Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet above sea level in Lake County, is also the highest point in the Rocky Mountains and the second highest point in the Continental United States. It's located in theSawatch Range in thewestern-central part of the state about 20 miles east ofAspen. [ Topographic map \| Arial photograph ]

This Colorado base map highlights the location of the state capitol,Denver, and other major cities throughout the state. Portions of Colorado's border states,Wyoming,Nebraska,Kansas,Oklahoma,New Mexico,Arizona,Nebraska, andUtah are included to show the relationship between Colorado and its neighbors. A small inset shows Colorado among the other 47 Continental United States.The point where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet is called "Four Corners" and is unique among the states.

Colorado base map, Courtesy of Maps.com.

Colorado elevation map, Courtesy of Maps.com.

This elevation map of Colorado illustrates the number of feet or meters the state rises above sea level. As you can see, all of Colorado resides at over 2,000 feet above sea level. The Great Plains cover the eastern 2/5 of the state. The Rocky Mountains run north to south through the central part of the state.At a mean elevation of 6,800 feet above seal level, Colorado has thehighest mean altitude of the 50 states.Colorado's low point, 3,315 feet above sea level at the Arikaree River in Yuma County, is the highest low point in the nation and is higher than 18 statehigh points. The highest point in Colorado,Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet above sea level in Lake County, is also the highest point in the Rocky Mountains and the second highest point in the Continental United States. It's located in theSawatch Range in thewestern-central part of the state about 20 miles east ofAspen. [ Topographic map | Arial photograph ]

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State elevations: State elevations listed by mean elevation, state high point and state low point.

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