Denver (officially, The City and County of Denver) (/ˈdɛnvər/; Arapaho: Niinéniiniicíihéhe') is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of 2014, Denver is also the most populous county in Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5,280 ft or 1,610 m) above sea level, making it one of the highest major cities in the United States.
Population: 600,158
Latitude: 39° 44' 20.94" N
Longitude: -104° 59' 4.92" W
Grant-Frontier Park is a park at Evans Ave. on the east bank of the South Platte River in southwest Denver, Colorado. It is the site of the Montana City settlement. The park was named in honor of Grant Junior High School (now Grant Middle School) wh…
Elk Meadow Park is a park and trail system in Evergreen, Colorado managed by Jefferson County Open Space. This program began acquiring these ranchlands in 1977 to create the extensive protected area, which is made larger by adjacent public lands. Co…
East Pleasant View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Colorado, in the United States.
Dry Creek is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Centennial, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the E and F Lines, the station was opened on November 17, 2006, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. Dry Creek …
Dayton is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Aurora, Colorado, United States.
Chicken Lips and the World Humor Organization, Inc. (WHO) are an improvisational comedy company which operate not only in the Denver, Colorado but nationwide across the United States of America.
Carriage Club is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census.
Campbell Field is one of the oldest football fields in existence, tracing its origins back to 1893 as the playing field of the Colorado School of Mines. Originally it was a dirt surface all-purpose athletic field in exactly its current configuration…
The Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory is the largest single structure tropical conservatory in the United States, located at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Auraria West is an RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C, E and W Lines, the station opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.
29th & Welton was a RTD light rail station in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States.
1600 Broadway (also known as the Colorado State Bank Building) is a high-rise in Denver, Colorado in the United States. The tower stands at a height of 352 feet (107 m), with 26 floors. It was completed in 1972. Upon completion, 1600 Broadway stood …
University of Denver is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on November 17, 2006, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. …
United Western Financial Center is a 357ft (109m) tall skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. It was completed in 1961 and has 24 floors.
Theatre District/Convention Center is a RTD light rail station in the Downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the D Line, F and H Lines, the station was opened on November 28, 2004, and is operated by the Regional Transportati…
The Fort is a historic restaurant in Morrison, Colorado.
Southmoor is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the E, F and H Lines, the station was opened on November 17, 2006, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District.
South Platte River Bridges(also known as the Bronco Arch Bridge) were a pair of historic arch bridges over the South Platte River on the Valley Highway in Denver, Colorado.