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This Colorado mountain is the 2nd most visited mountain in the world.
What is Pikes Peak. Fun Fact: Mt. Fuji in Japan is #1 most visited.
100
This colorful flower is Colorado's state flower.
What is the Columbine.
100
This El Paso County Park features brilliant pastel colored clay beds capped by hoodoos of white sandstone.
What is Paint Mines Interpretative Park.
100
This Colorado Town boasts the world's largest natural hot springs.
What is Glenwood Springs.
100
This tunnel connecting Clear Creek and Summit counties is the highest auto tunnel in the world.
What is the Dwight Eisenhower memorial tunnel.
200
This Colorado mountain on the western slope is the largest flat top mountain in the world.
What is Grand Mesa.
200
This agile animal is Colorado's state animal.
What is the Bighorn Sheep.
200
This type of rock is often referred to as "fool's gold."
What is pyrite.
200
Stretching 1,896 miles this is the longest river in Colorado.
What is the Rio Grande.
200
Reaching an elevation of 12,840 ft this Colorado Ski Resort is home to the world's highest high speed quad chairlift.
What is Breckenridge.
300
This Colorado Mountain range is home to 8 of the 20 tallest peaks in the state.
What is the Sawatch Range, a.k.a. The Collegiate Peaks.
300
"Colorado" is a Spanish adjective meaning this.
What is "red" or "colored red."
300
The Book Cliffs near the Colorado Utah border are largely composed of this crumbly rock.
What is sedimentary rock.
300
In the first 2 years of the Colorado Gold Rush (1858-1861) an estimated 100,000 people walked here from this state.
What is Kansas.
300
This Colorado county is home to the highest airport in North America.
What is Lake County. Leadville Airport at 9,934 feet. Fun fact: This highest airport in the world is in China, the Daocheng Yading Airport at 14,472 ft.
400
Mt. Sherman, one of Colorado's "14ers" is located in this mountain range.
What is the Mosquito Range.
400
In the wild this state tree of Colorado can grow up to 75ft tall.
What is the Blue Spruce.
400
This type of rock, unique to our home in the Colorado Springs area can not be found anywhere else in the world.
What is Pikes Peak Granite.
400
Colorado is the only state in history to turn down hosting the Olympics. The winter Olympics in Denver were set to be held in this year.
What is 1976.
400
This Colorado attraction is home to the world's highest suspension bridge.
What is the Royal Gorge.
500
This Colorado mountain range is the only fault block range in the state.
What are the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
500
This small type of sparrow in the state bird of Colorado.
What is the lark bunting.
500
This gemstone is mined high on the slopes of Mt. Antero and is said to be one of the largest deposits in the country.
What is Aquamarine.
500
By an act of congress in 2004, this Colorado National Monument was made into a National Park.
What is Great Sand Dunes National Park.
500
This Colorado mountain is home to the highest paved road in North America.
What is Mt. Evans, 14,258ft.