A city in Colorado, the state capital; population 598,707 (est. 2008). Situated at an altitude of 1,608 m (5,280 ft) on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, Denver was developed in the 1870s as a silver-mining town.
The capital of Colorado, in the central part of the state, on the South Platte River; population 598,707 (est. 2008). It is situated at an altitude of 5,280 feet (1,608 m) on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.