The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
Colorado – 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado is one of the western Mountain States. The 30 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains all rise within Colorado. The Territory of Colorado joined the Union as the 38th state on August 1, 1876.
General reference
Names
Common name: Colorado
Pronunciation: Official name: State of Colorado Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: CO ISO 3166-2 code: US-CO Internet second-level domain: .co.us Nicknames Buffalo Plains State (in disuse) Centennial State (previously used on license plates) Colorful Colorado (previously used on license plates) Columbine State Highest State Lead State (in disuse) Mother of Rivers Rocky Mountain Empire Rocky Mountain State Silver State (in disuse; see Nevada) Switzerland of America Adjectival: Colorado Demonyms Coloradan Coloradoan (archaic)
Geography of Colorado
Geography of Colorado
Colorado is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Americas
North America
Anglo America
Northern America
United States of America
Contiguous United States
Western United States
Mountain states
Southwestern United States
Population of Colorado: 5,029,196 (2010 U.S. Census) Population density of Colorado: 18.39 km−2 (estimate for 2008) Area of Colorado: 268,657.7 km2 Atlas of Colorado
Places in Colorado
List of places in Colorado
List of Colorado municipalities
List of census designated places in Colorado
List of counties in Colorado
Historic places in Colorado
Forts in Colorado
List of ghost towns in Colorado
National Historic Landmarks in Colorado
National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado
Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
National parks in Colorado
State parks in Colorado
National Natural Landmarks in Colorado
Environment of Colorado
Climate of Colorado
Protected areas in Colorado
State forests of Colorado
Superfund sites in Colorado
Wildlife of Colorado
Fauna of Colorado
Birds of Colorado
Mammals of Colorado
Reptiles
Snakes of Colorado
Natural geographic features of Colorado
List of lakes in Colorado
List of mountains of Colorado
Mountain ranges of Colorado
Mountain peaks of Colorado
The 100 highest major summits of Colorado
The 55 major 4000 meter summits of Colorado – major peaks over 13,123.4 feet elevation The 51 Colorado fourteeners – peaks over 14,000 feet elevation The 50 most prominent summits of Colorado The 40 most isolated major summits of Colorado Mountain passes of Colorado List of rivers of Colorado Drainage basins of Colorado National Natural Landmarks in Colorado