Colorado Places to Go
National Parks and Monuments | State Parks | Recreation and Wilderness
BLM Areas | Cities and Towns | Historic Locations and Points of Interest
Black Canyon of the Gunnison NM |
Great Sand Dunes National Monument |
THE COLORADO RIVER - Index |
Dolores Canyon Overlook (BLM) |
Alamosa, Colorado |
Silverton, Colorado
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Anasazi Heritage Center (BLM) |
Lowry Pueblo Ruins (BLM) |
Colorado Facts
Capital: Denver
Land Area: 103,718 sq. miles
Population: 4,550,688
Counties: 64
Highest Point:
Mt. Elbert at 14,433 feet,
Lowest Point:
Arikaree River at 3,315 feet
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DesertUSA is a comprehensive resource about the North American deserts and Southwest destinations. Learn about desert biomes while you discover how desert plants and animals learn to adapt to the harsh desert environment. Study desert landscapes and how the geologic features unique to the desert regions are formed. Find travel information about national parks, state parks, BLM land, and Southwest cities and towns located in or near the desert regions of the United States. Access maps and information about the Sonoran Desert, Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, which lie in the geographic regions of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah in the United States and into Mexico.
The Mule Deer
This stocky deer with sturdy legs has large ears that move constantly and independently, hence their name, "Mule" or "Burro Deer." They can reach speeds up to 45 mile per hour, helpful when pursued by coyotes or mountain lions. Watch them grazing in Zion National Park.
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We have a online Wildflower Field Guide that is designed to help you identify desert wildflowers by color, scientific name, region and common name. The pictures are sized to work on the iPod, iPhone and similar devices. With your iPod or phone you will easily be able to identify wildflowers while in the desert. Links for downloads are on the bottom of the Wildflower Field Guide page.
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