Fun Facts About ColoradoHere are some fun facts about Colorado:
•In the late 1800s, people flocked to the Colorado Rockies in search of gold and silver. Today, in the winter, they come for “white gold,” the most airy, dreamy powder that enjoys world renown among skiers and snowboarders. Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, Steamboat Springs, Breckenridge, and Winter Park are among the most popular ski resorts on Earth.
•While the state of Colorado is perhaps best known for its incredible skiing and snowboarding, other popular activities include: golf, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and more.
•Colorado has more than 300 golf courses.
•On the 13th step of the state capital, in Denver, Colorado, you’re exactly a “mile high,” at 5,280 feet above sea level.
•The song “America The Beautiful” was inspired by Katherine Lee Bates’ view from Pikes Peak, which is outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
•Colorado has 25 ski resorts, of which Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Steamboat Springs, and Winter Park are the most well-known.
•Colorado is home to one of the most beloved National Parks, Rocky Mountain National Park, which borders Grand Lake, Colorado.
•Colorado has more 14ers (mountain peaks higher than 14,000 feet above sea level) than any other state, fifty-four to be exact.
•Colorado has more microbreweries (100 total) per capita than any other state.
•The state flower of Colorado is the Rocky Mountain Columbine, the state tree is the blue spruce, and the state animal is the Big Horn Sheep. All of these can be seen in and around the mountain towns of Beaver Creek, Vail, Aspen, Winter Park, Steamboat Springs, Grand Lake, and Breckenridge.
•Colorado became the 38th state in the nation, in 1876, thus the nickname “The Centennial State.”
•Colorado is 104,247 square miles, in the shape of a square. |