User:Rocketmaniac/Colorado/Intro

100px|left Colorado is one of the 50 states of the United States and is located in the Rocky Mountain region. The Continental Divide stretches across the crest of the Rocky Mountains. The state has more mountain peaks with an elevation of more than 4000 m than Alaska. While generally thought only to be a mountainous state, Colorado also has a considerable portion of flat and open land on the Eastern Plains.