4. Death Valley is a desert
valley located in Eastern
California's Mojave
Desert and it is the
hottest area in North
America. Death Valley's
Badwater Basin is the
point of the lowest
elevation in North
America, at 282 feet
(86 m) below sea level.
5. Colorado is a U.S. state encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains
as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western
edge of the Great Plains. The region that is today the state of Colorado has
been inhabited by Native Americans for more than 13,000 years.
The Elk Mountains near Aspen
summit of Mount Elbert at
14,440 feet elevation in Lake
County is the highest point in
Colorado and the Rocky
Mountains of North America.
6. Calhan Paint Mines is an
archeological district located
on the eastern plains of
Colorado in El Paso County,
one mile south of Calhan. The
Paint Mines Interpretive Park
is "a unique blending of
geological, archaeological,
historical and ecological
resources.
The Front Range is a
mountain range of the
Southern Rocky
Mountains of North
America located in the
central portion of the U.S.
State of Colorado, and
southeastern portion of
the U.S. State of
Wyoming.
7. Hanging Lake near
Glenwood Springs
there's a good reason this
is one of the most popular
hikes in the state of
Colorado. Geologically
speaking, there are few
places in the world that
can compare to this
marvel of Mother Nature.
The Black Ridge Canyons
Wilderness (BRCW) is located
in western Colorado with a small
portion extending into eastern
Utah, USA, within the arid
Colorado Plateau region
approximately 15 miles (24 km)
west of Grand Junction,
Colorado.
