present-day Colorado

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Present-day Colorado is a U.S. state in the central Rocky Mountains known for its high-altitude landscapes, diverse Indigenous histories, and rich archaeological record.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state ⓘ
admittedAs 38th state of the United States ⓘ
admittedToUnionOn 1876-08-01 ⓘ
borderedBy Arizona ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
borderFeature Four Corners ⓘ
capital Denver ⓘ
linked to: Denver, Colorado
climateType semi-arid continental climate in much of the state ⓘ
containsMajorCity Aurora ⓘ
Boulder ⓘ
linked to: Boulder, Colorado

Colorado Springs ⓘ
Denver ⓘ
linked to: Denver, Colorado

Fort Collins ⓘ
containsMajorRiver Arkansas River ⓘ
Colorado River ⓘ
Gunnison River ⓘ
Rio Grande headwaters ⓘ
San Juan River headwaters ⓘ
South Platte River ⓘ
containsNationalMonument Colorado National Monument ⓘ
containsNationalPark Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ⓘ
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Rocky Mountain National Park ⓘ
containsWorldHeritageSite Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
deFactoLanguage English ⓘ
elevationCharacteristic one of the highest average elevations among U.S. states ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalTradition Ancestral Puebloan sites ⓘ
Archaic period sites ⓘ
Fremont culture sites ⓘ
Paleoindian sites ⓘ
Plains Village sites ⓘ
hasRegion Colorado Plateau portion ⓘ
Eastern Plains ⓘ
Front Range Urban Corridor ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ
San Luis Valley ⓘ
Western Slope ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Elbert ⓘ
highestPointElevation_m 4401 ⓘ
historicalTerritorialPredecessor Colorado Territory ⓘ
Kansas Territory (partial) ⓘ
linked to: Kansas Territory

Nebraska Territory (partial) ⓘ
linked to: Nebraska Territory

New Mexico Territory (partial) ⓘ
Utah Territory (partial) ⓘ
linked to: Utah Territory
indigenousPeoplesHistoricallyAssociated Apache ⓘ
Arapaho ⓘ
Cheyenne ⓘ
Navajo (Diné) ⓘ
linked to: Navajo people

Pueblo peoples ⓘ
Ute ⓘ
linked to: Ute people
ISO3166-2Code US-CO ⓘ
linked to: Colorado
knownFor central Rocky Mountains scenery ⓘ
diverse Indigenous histories ⓘ
high-altitude landscapes ⓘ
rich archaeological record ⓘ
ski resorts ⓘ
largestCity Denver ⓘ
linked to: Denver, Colorado
locatedIn Mountain West region of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Intermountain West

Western United States ⓘ
central Rocky Mountains ⓘ
namedAfter Colorado River ⓘ
officialLanguageStatus no official language at state level ⓘ
postalAbbreviation CO ⓘ
statehoodEra post-Civil War United States expansion ⓘ
timeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basketmaker III period → region → present-day Colorado ⓘ
Ron Stallworth → residence → Colorado (historical during police career) ⓘ
linked to: present-day Colorado
Fremont culture → locatedIn → present-day Colorado ⓘ
Upper Louisiana → followedBy → State of Colorado (part) ⓘ
linked to: present-day Colorado
Basketmaker II Era → hasLocation → present-day Colorado ⓘ