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[a] Colorado has five municipalities above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) elevation, 40 above 8,000 feet (2,438 m) elevation, 115 above 6,000 feet (1,829 m) elevation, 256 above 4,000 feet (1,219 m) elevation, and all 273 municipalities are above 3,350 feet (1,021 m) elevation. The Town of Carbonate, Colorado is technically the highest elevation ...
The city's nickname, "the Climate Capital of Colorado", derives from the combination of unique geography and 5,300-foot (1,600 m) elevation protecting the city from harsh weather conditions. The average daily high temperature in January is 14 °F (7.8 °C) warmer in Cañon City than in Grand Junction , even though the elevation of Cañon City ...
The most commonly proposed origin of the name "Colma" is the Ohlone word mean "springs" or "many springs". [10] [5] [6]There are several other proposed origins of Colma. Erwin Gudde's California Place Names states seven possible sources of the town's being called Colma: [11] William T. Coleman (a local landowner), Thomas Coleman (a local resident), misspelling of Colmar in France, misspelling ...
The south flank of the mountain in present-day Colma, Daly City, and South San Francisco were all part of this grant. Three other ranchos held minor portions of the northern flank of the mountain: Rancho Laguna de la Merced, Rancho Rincon de las Salinas y Potrero Viejo, and a corner of Rancho San Miguel all climbed the hills of the north range.
Daly City (/ ˈ d eɪ l i /) is the second-most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States.Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco (sharing its northern border with almost all of San Francisco's southern border), it is named for businessman and landowner John Donald Daly.
This is a list of the highest elevation towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. This list includes both incorporated municipalities and census-designated places included in the 2020 United States Census. The highest 82 places on this list are included in the List of cities in the United States by elevation.
Coaldale is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Coaldale post office has the ZIP Code 81222. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Coaldale CDP was 343. [3]
Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,939. [1] The county seat is Cañon City. [2] The county is named for 19th-century explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont.