Colorado History
Colorado achieved statehood in this year.
What is 1876?
This California national park, known for granite cliffs like El Capitan, was central to John Muir’s conservation efforts.
What is Yosemite?
The geographic center of the lower 48 states is located in this state.
What is Kansas?
This lawman became famous for his role in the shootout at the O.K. Corral.
Who is Wyatt Earp?
This large, iconic mammal roams the plains of the American West and was nearly driven to extinction in the late 1800s.
What are Bison?
This massacre in 1914 between coal miners and the Colorado National Guard occurred in this town.
What is Ludlow?
Spread across Colorado, this park protects ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings like Cliff Palace.
What is Mesa Verde?
Known as the "Silver State," it has more mountain ranges than any other state in the Lower 48.
What is Nevada?
This notorious outlaw was known for robbing banks and trains and was famously portrayed in film by Paul Newman.
Who is Butch Cassidy?
Found in the deserts of the American Southwest, this cactus is famous for its tall, tree-like appearance and its large, white flowers.
What is the Saguaro Cactus?
This Colorado town was once the capital of the Colorado Territory before it moved to Denver.
What is Golden?
This national monument in southern Colorado preserves over 4,700 archaeological sites and was once home to the Ancestral Puebloans.
What is Canyons of the Ancients National Monument?
This state was admitted to the Union in 1912, making it one of the last in the continental U.S.
What is New Mexico?
Known as the "King of the Cowboys," this legendary lawman and showman brought his Wild West show to cities across America and Europe.
Who is Buffalo Bill?
This large predator, found in parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, was recently reintroduced to parts of Colorado.
What is the Gray Wolf?
This 1870s silver boomtown, home to the Matchless Mine and Baby Doe Tabor, played a key role in Colorado’s mining history.
What is Leadville?
Designated a national park in 1999, this site protects one of North America’s steepest and deepest canyon systems.
What is Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park?
This state is home to Craters of the Moon National Monument, a vast volcanic landscape formed by lava flows.
What is Idaho?
This 1876 battle, also known as Custer's Last Stand, was a dramatic defeat for U.S. forces against a coalition of Native American tribes.
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
This tree, the world’s largest organism by volume, can live for thousands of years and is found in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
What is the Giant Sequoia?
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established this Colorado national monument, the first in the state.
What is Colorado National Monument?
Named for a Spanish word meaning “bleached bones,” this remote monument in southeastern Utah features stunning badlands and fossil beds.
What is Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument?
The town of Tombstone—famous for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral—is located in this state.
What is Arizona?
This notorious female outlaw, who was known for her exploits in the Wild West, was often associated with the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang and was famously portrayed in films.
Who is Belle Starr?
Known for its distinctive blue-colored berries, this shrub is commonly found in high-altitude regions and is an important food source for wildlife in the West.
What is the Colorado Blue Spruce?