Colorado
US state
Colorado, a western U.S. state, has a diverse landscape of arid desert, river canyons and snow-covered Rocky Mountains, which are partly protected by Rocky Mountain National Park. Elsewhere, Mesa Verde National Park features Ancestral Puebloan...
Capital: Denver
Abbreviation: CO
Population: 5.878 million (2023)
Elevation: 6,800′
Nickname: The Centennial State
State flower: Colorado blue columbine
Senators: Michael Bennet (Democratic Party) and John Hickenlooper (Democratic Party)