Making Sense of Here: An Introduction to the Place Section
Colorado Climate
Colorado’s combination of high elevation, midlatitude, and continental interior geography results in a cool, dry, and invigorating climate. The average annual temperature for the state is 43.5 degrees Fahrenheit (F), which is 13.7 degrees below the…
Colorado Geology
Colorado National Monument
Colorado River Water Conservation District
The Colorado River Water Conservation District, generally known as “The River District,” is a public agency dedicated to protecting and developing Colorado’s share of the Colorado River.
Origins and Establishment
The River District…
Colorado: An Overview
Colorado–Big Thompson Project
Dolores County
Grand Junction
La Plata County
Mesa County
Montrose
The city of Montrose lies in the heart of the Uncompahgre Valley on Colorado’s Western Slope, about sixty miles southeast of Grand Junction and sixty-three miles east of the Utah border. With a population of about 20,000, it is the county seat and…
Montrose County
Rio Blanco County
San Miguel County
South Canyon Fire
Vulcan Mine Explosions
Between 1896 and 1918, the Vulcan Mine in Garfield County exploded three times, killing a total of eighty-five workers. The successive blasts prompted action from labor unions and politicians to make coal mines safer. At the site of the Vulcan Mine today…