Mt Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America.

The Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in the U.S.

Grays Peak is the highest point on the Continental Divide in North America.

The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is the highest paved road in the U.S.

The highest suspension bridge in the U.S. can be found 955′ above the Royal Gorge. 

The Pikes Peak Cog Railway is the highest operating train track in the country, reaching the summit of Pikes Peak at 14,110 feet.

Picket Wire Canyon has one of the largest preserved sets of dinosaur tracks in the world.

 Mosquito Pass is the highest vehicle pass in the contiguous U.S. that isn’t out and back.

In 1891 White River became one of the first two U.S. National Forests.

The Spanish Peaks are world renowned for thier geological features of stocks and dikes.

The point where the Arikaree River flows out of Colorado and into Kansas is the lowest point in Colorado, at an elevation of 3,317 feet (1,011 m).

It holds the distinction of being the highest low point of any U.S. state, and higher than the highest points of 18 states.