Colorado Location Map

The exact geographical position of the state is prominently marked in the Colorado Location Map. The State of Colorado is situated in the Rocky upland part of the United States of America. The Colorado State Map indicates the neighboring states of Colorado. Colorado is surrounded by Nebraska and Wyoming on its northern front, by Kansas and Nebraska on its eastern front, by New Mexico and Oklahoma on its southern front and by Utah on its western front. Colorado has a total boundary length of 2,103 kilometer. Colorado is spread over total area of 269,596 square kilometer which includes 268,311 square kilometer of total land area and 1,285 square kilometer of total inland water area. The State of Colorado stretches at a length of 623 kilometer in its east-west direction, and 444 kilometer in its north-south direction. Some of the prominent rivers draining the state are Arkansas River, Colorado River, South Platte River and Rio Grande River. Blue Mesa Reservoir, Grand Lake and John Martin Reservoir are few of the notable lakes of Colorado. The highest point of Colorado is Mt. Elbert, which is placed at an altitude of 14,433 feet. River Arikaree is the lowest point of the state which is situated at 3,315 feet above the sea level.