Colorado land real estate

Colorado land overview

Located in the western United States, "The Centennial State" is home to an extremely diverse geography including most of the southern Rocky Mountains. Of the 96 "fourteeners" in the U.S., Colorado leads the way having 53. In addition to the state's picturesque mountains, it also features deep canyons and mesas, deserts with large sand dunes, plains, plateaus, forests, and rivers. The Colorado River, which Spanish explorers named the Río Colorado for the rusty-colored sediment the river carried down from the mountains, is where the state got its name. Colorado has the highest elevation of any U.S. state and is known for its world-class snow skiing and extravagant resorts. Available land in Colorado ranges from impressive mountain land and sandy waterfront property to flat prairie land, sprawling ranches, and fertile farmland, as agriculture has become a large part of the economy.