Denver
About Denver
Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies). Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous state capital, with a population of 715,522 at the 2020 census. The ten-county Denver metropolitan area, with 3.1 million residents, is the 19th-largest metropolitan area in the country and functions as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor.
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When Denver smells like manure, it's about to snow.
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More facts about Denver
Denver sits in a bowl with lots of cattle nearby, and the upslope effect pushes air against the mountains, which is why it smells of manure before it snows.
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Much of Denver's tap water comes from Gross Reservoir, named after a former chief engineer of Denver Water.
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They say in Denver: don't eat brown snow.
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Coordinates: 39.7400, -104.9900