A Colorado Dentist

Colorado is known as the “Highest State” since it’s the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1000 meters. Colorado contains the highest elevation in the entire country and the highest average altitude of all the states.

Colorado State has more microbreweries per capita than any other. With 348, Colorado has six breweries for every 100,000 residents.

Are there diamonds in Colorado? The Kelsey Lake Mine near the Colorado-Wyoming border was North America’s first commercial diamond producer but was closed in 2001.

Some of Colorado’s top tourist attractions are its many ghost towns. Colorado’s mining booms and busts have left the state with about 1,500 dead towns. There are currently around 650 ghost towns remaining throughout the Rocky Mountains and eastern and western canyon lands.

Known for its breathtaking scenery and world-class skiing, Colorado is a prime tourist destination. The top tourist attractions in the state include Rocky Mountain National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak in Pike National Forest, San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway, and Vail Mountain Resort.

Glenwood Hot Springs Pool (in Glenwood Springs, Colorado) is the world’s largest and hottest natural hot springs pool and contains over 1 million gallons of water.

‘Colorado’ is Spanish for ‘colored’ or ‘colored red.’ The Spanish explorers named the Colorado River for the red silt in the river carried from the mountains.

Denver International Airport (DEN), in Denver, Colorado, is the world’s second largest and the largest airport in the US by total area covering an area of 13,726 hectares. The airport has the longest commercial runway in the US with an entire length of 16,000 feet.