National Parks National Forests Wilderness Areas Colorado is the 8 th largest state in the U.S. by area and with over 3.9 million people, is the 25 th most populous state in the U.S. Colorado was admitted as the 38 th state to join the Union on Aug 1 st 1876. The state was later named after the Colorado River. This Mountain State borders 7 other states, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming and has no coastline. The capital city is Denver, which is also the largest metropolitan area. Other prominent cities include Colorado Springs, Aurora and Lakewood.
Forests cover over two-fourth of the state and the Colorado blue spruce is the official state tree.
Colorado features the highest average elevation in the U.S. at over 6,500 feet and showcasing some of the greatest ski resorts and winter sports attractions in the Rocky Mountains. The state also offers exciting opportunities for water sports and river rafting with major water bodies including the Colorado, Mississippi, Missouri, and the Rio Grande Rivers. Now get up to the minute quick current weather conditions and four day forecasts for Colorado. Click on a major city on the map below for local conditions, or select from the complete list of local Colorado weather reports . Travel50.Com Home .