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The City an County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/) is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.344 m) above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich passes through Denver Union Station, making it the reference point for the Mountain Time Zone.

Trivia about denver

  • The 34 peaks of the roof of this city's airport represent mountains that are about 30 miles away
  • An omelette containing ham, green peppers & onions is named for this American city
  • John Paul II visited this U.S. city in August of 1993, & President Clinton visited him there
  • The "Mile High City"
  • It's part of a metropolitan area that includes Boulder
  • The Tabor Center,The Museum of Western Art,The Mile High Flea Market
  • It's no news this city's home to the Rocky Mountain News
  • Mattie Silks ran the House of Mirrors, once the most famous bordello in this Colorado capital
  • In 1989 Bertram Lee & Peter Bynoe became the first black owners of a major sports franchise, this city's NBA Nuggets
  • This Colorado capital was the first city to use the Community Chest to finance its charitable agencies
  • This Colorado city's capitol dome is covered with 47 ounces of gold leaf
  • In 1998 this city's NBA Nuggets didn't match its champion Broncos, finishing 11-71
  • Not John or Bob but territorial governor James lent his name to this "elevated" western city
  • $20 gold coins were a specialty of this mint whose mark is a "D"
  • Gold prospectors & a few Indian traders founded this capital & named it for the governor of Kansas territory
  • The key on this capital's corporate seal represents it beit the key to the Rocky Mountain region
  • Get a real Rocky Mountain high here:DEN
  • "The Mile-High City"
  • Stapleton International Airport in this capital is one of the USA's busiest
  • In 1995 the NHL's Quebec Nordiques moved to this city & became the Colorado Avalanche
  • In 1990 San Francisco's mayor put up sourdough; this city's mayor, Rocky Mountain trout
  • Founded by gold prospectors, it's situated about 5,280 feet above sea level
  • More than half of all U.S. coins are made at the mint in this "Mile High City"
  • It was made a territorial capital in 1867
  • Longtime TV island-dweller Bob, or longtime singer & Rocky-Mountain dweller John
  • It actually is 5,280 feet above sea level
  • Its capitol building stands 5,280 feet above sea level
  • It's home to the NHL's Avalanche & also to a U.S. Mint
  • The Carrington Mansion on "Dynasty" was in this city, where most of the action took place
  • This city's airport terminal building has a white fabric roof formed into peaks to resemble the snow-capped Rockies nearby
  • The Rocky Mountain News
  • In 1999 Mayor Wellington Webb of this state capital asked the NRA to cancel its convention there
  • This city's seal has depictions of an eagle, the state capitol building & the sun setting over the Rockies
  • "Queen City of the Rockies"
  • The nuclear blast that caused chaos in Jericho, Kansas was detonated in this state capital to the west
  • MLB's Rockies
  • An 1859 gold strike brought miners to Cherry Creek, the site of this future state capital
  • A "36 Hours" column showcased this city, with Molly Brown's Victorian Mansion & the mile high flea market
  • About 75% of all U.S. coins are minted in this capital city
  • Last name of Bob, who played Maynard G. Krebs
  • With $103,056 from this city, Wellington Webb doesn't have to pay you Tuesday for one of its omelets today
  • The rides at Elitch Gardens are a mile high, since the park's in this "Mile High City" in Colorado

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