Colorado Holiday, attractions for the whole family, the Colorado Rocky Mountains offer some of the most breath-taking scenery in the US, natural hot springs, the history of the west, rodeo, ancient American Indian dwellings, gold mines, casinos, and much more!
Whatever your pleasure from skiing, snow-boarding, hiking and fishing, to cultural events; it's here. The state boasts 300 days of sunshine per year, some of the best skiing in the world, a whole range of national and state parks and most of the highest mountains in the U.S.
Abundant sunshine and low humidity typify Colorado's highland continental climate. Winters are generally cold and snowy, especially in the higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains. Summers are characterized by warm, dry days and cool nights.
Denver received about 15.8 in (40 cm) of annual precipitation during 1971–2000.
The average annual temperature statewide ranges from 54°F (12°C) east of the Rockies to about 32°F (0°C) at the top of the Continental Divide; differences in elevation account for significant local variations on any given day. Denver's annual average is 50°F (10°C).
Summer:
Normal temperatures in Denver range from 59° to 88°F (15° to 31°C) in July
Winter:
Normal temperatures in Denver range from 16° to 43°F (–9° to 6°C) in January
Located in the Rocky Mountain region of the US, Colorado ranks eighth in size among the 50 states. The state's total area is 104,091 sq mi (269,596 sq km), of which 103,595 sq mi (268,311 sq km) consists of land and 496 sq mi (1,285 sq km) comprise inland water. Shaped in an almost perfect rectangle, Colorado extends 387 mi (623 km) E–W and 276 mi (444 km) N–S. The area west of the Apalachicola River is in the Central Time Zone.
With a mean average elevation of 6,800 ft (2,074 m), Colorado is the nation's highest state. Dominating the state are the Rocky Mountains. Colorado has 54 peaks 14,000 ft (4,300 m) or higher, including Elbert, the highest in the Rockies at 14,433 ft (4,402 m), and Pikes Peak, at 14,110 ft (4,301 m), one of the state's leading tourist attractions.
The entire eastern third of the state is part of the western Great Plains, a high plateau that rises gradually to the foothills of the Rockies.
From Denver, Colorado, skiing is generally an hour and a half to two hours away, or more, depending on the destination. Colorado is home to some of the world's finest alpine skiing resorts, such as Vail, Aspen, and Steamboat Springs.