Colorado

The word 'colorado' means 'colored' or 'colored red' in Spanish. The Colorado state was named after the Colorado River, which Spanish explorers named 'Río Colorado' (meaning 'colored river') or the red silt the river carried from the mountains The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado. The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level.