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NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA WYOMING UTAH NEBRASKA KANSAS The National Atlas of the United States of America U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey COLORADO Where We Are nationalatlas.gov TM R O pagegen_co5.ai INTERIOR-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VIRGINIA-2010 MILES 0 20 40 60 80 Albers equal area projection River South Platte White River Yampa River River Arkansas River Purgatoire River Dolores River Navajo Reservoir A r i k a re e River C o l o r a d o Rio G r a n d e G u n n i s o n R iv er Akron Alamosa Aspen Canon City Castle Rock Cheyenne Wells Cortez Craig Del Norte Delta Durango Estes Park Fort Morgan Glenwood Springs Gunnison Holyoke Idaho Springs Julesburg La Junta Lamar Las Animas Leadville Limon Meeker Monte Vista Montrose Ouray Pagosa Springs Rifle Rocky Ford Salida Silverton Springfield Steamboat Springs Sterling Trinidad Walsenburg Wray Antonito Vail Dinosaur Rangely Fruita Orchard City Telluride Saguache Florence Ordway Eads Black Forest Burlington Fairplay Last Chance Byers Brush Brighton Granby Walden Cripple Creek Boulder Englewood Grand Junction Greeley Littleton Longmont Loveland Broomfield Security Aurora Colorado Springs Fort Collins Pueblo Lakewood Arvada Denver 25 25 70 76 70 R O A N PL A T E A U P A R K R A N G E S a w atc h R a n g e U n c o m pahgre Plat e a u S A N J U A N M T S Mesa Verde F R O N T R A N G E R O C K Y M O U N T A I N S B o o k C l i f f s S A N G R E D E C R I S T O M T N S Blanca Pk Mt Elbert Mt Evans Longs Pk Pikes Peak Mt Wilson Mt Zirkel San Luis Peak 14345 14433 14264 14255 14110 14246 12180 14014 POPULATED PLACES TRANSPORTATION PHYSICAL FEATURES 500,000 – 999,999 100,000 – 499,999 25,000 – 99,999 24,999 and less State capital Interstate; limited access highway Other principal highway Railroad 14433 14110 Streams: perennial; intermittent Lakes Highest elevation in state (feet) Other elevations (feet) The lowest elevation in Colorado is 3350 feet above sea level (Arkansas River). Lakewood Denver Denver Boulder Meeker 70
