{"id":3809,"date":"2017-09-21T01:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T19:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=3809"},"modified":"2022-11-11T06:29:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T10:29:43","slug":"what-is-colorado-known-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/united-states\/what-is-colorado-known-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Colorado Known for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Colorado is best known for its high elevations and diverse terrain and the largest flat-top mountain in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The US Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776. On August 1, 1876, a century later, Colorado became the 38th state to join the Union.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quite naturally, the state is nicknamed the \u2018Centennial State.\u2019 Located right at the heart of contiguous US, the state of Colorado is best known for its high elevations and diverse terrain. The state has 53\u00a0<\/span>Fourteeners<\/span><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 mountain peaks measuring over 14,000 feet in altitude. The state is also known for having a record of several \u2018high altitude\u2019 features such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n