美国州名科罗拉多州( 三 ) _生活百科

La platais a Spanish expression forthe silver.51,3341,700.44sqmi(4,404km)Lake County065Leadville1861-11-01Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado. RenamedCarbonate Countyfor the two days from February 8–10, 1879.Named for theTwin Lakesin the county.7,310383.55sqmi(993km)Larimer County069Fort Collins1861-11-01Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.Named in honor ofWilliam Larimer, a pioneer entrepreneur.299,6302,631.75sqmi(6,816km)Las Animas County071Trinidad1866-02-09Split fromHuerfano County.Named for theAnimas River, which was originally namedel Rio de las Animas Perdidas, which is Spanish forthe River of the Souls in Purgatory.15,5074,773.27sqmi(12,363km)Lincoln County073Hugo1889-04-11Split fromElbertandBentcounties.Named in honor ofAbraham Lincoln(1809 - 1865), the sixteenthPresident of the United States.5,4672,585.21sqmi(6,696km)Logan County075Sterling1887-02-25Split fromWeld County.Named in honor ofJohn Alexander Logan(1826 - 1886), a U.S. Army general andU.S. SenatorfromIllinois.22,7091,845.31sqmi(4,779km)Mesa County077Grand Junction1883-02-14Split fromGunnison County.Named for themesaformations which are widespread through the area.146,7233,345.69sqmi(8,665km)Mineral County079Creede1893-03-27Split fromHinsdale,Rio Grande, andSaguachecounties.Named from the plentifulmineraldeposits found in the area.712878.16sqmi(2,274km)Moffat County081Craig1911-02-27Split fromRoutt County.Named in honor of railroad pioneerDavid H. Moffat.13,7954,755.86sqmi(12,318km)Montezuma County083Cortez1889-04-16Split fromLa Plata County.Named in honor ofAztecleaderMoctezuma II. Ruins in the area were once thought to be Aztec.25,5352,035.80sqmi(5,273km)Montrose County085Montrose1883-02-11Split fromGunnison County.Named for the town ofMontrose, which in turn was probably named from the novelA Legend of Montrose, published in 1819 byWalter Scott.41,2762,246.43sqmi(5,818km)Morgan County087Fort Morgan1889-02-19Split fromWeld County.Named for oldFort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of U.S. Army ColonelChristopher A. Morgan.28,1591,293.83sqmi(3,351km)Otero County089La Junta1889-03-25Split fromBent County.Named in honor ofMiguel A. Oteroof the prominent Otero family of theSouthwest.18,8311,267.66sqmi(3,283km)Ouray County091Ouray1877-01-18Split fromHinsdaleandLakecounties. RenamedUncompaghre Countyfor four days from 1883-02-27, to 1883-03-02.Named in honor ofOuray, aUteNative Americanleader.4,436542.30sqmi(1,405km)Park County093Fairplay1861-11-01Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.Named forSouth Parkwhich occupies most of the county.16,2062,209.36sqmi(5,722km)Phillips County095Holyoke1889-03-27Split fromLogan County.Named in honor of R.O. Phillips, secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, which sold farmsteads in the area.4,442688.30sqmi(1,783km)Pitkin County097Aspen1881-02-23Split fromGunnison County.Named in honor ofFrederick Walker Pitkin, the secondGovernorof the State of Colorado.17,148970.37sqmi(2,513km)Prowers County099Lamar1889-04-11Split fromBent County.Named in honor of John W. Prowers, a pioneer of theArkansas Rivervalley.12,5511,645.37sqmi(4,261km)Pueblo County101Pueblo1861-11-01Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.Named for historic town ofPueblo.Pueblois a Spanish word meaningvillageorpeople.159,0632,396.77sqmi(6,208km)Rio Blanco County103Meeker1889-03-25Split fromGarfield County.Named for theWhite River, which was originally namedRio Blancoin Spanish.6,6663,226.24sqmi(8,356km)Rio Grande County105Del Norte1874-02-10Split fromCostilla CountyandConejos Countycounties.Named for theRio Grande, which flows through the area.11,982913.10sqmi(2,365km)Routt County107Steamboat Springs1877-01-29Split fromGrand County.Named in honor ofJohn Long Routt, the firstGovernorof the State of Colorado.23,5092,362.11sqmi(6,118km)Saguache County109Saguache1866-12-29Split fromLakeandCostillacounties.Name comes from aUte languagenoun meaning "sand dunes".6,1083,168.32sqmi(8,206km)San Juan County111Silverton1876-01-31Split fromLake County.Named for theSan Juan RiverandSan Juan Mountains, which in turn were named forSaint John the Evangelist.699388.99sqmi(1,007km)San Miguel County113Telluride1883-03-02Split fromSan Juan County.Named for theSan Miguel RiverandSan Miguel Mountains, which in turn were named forSaint Michael the Archangel.7,3591,290.76sqmi(3,343km)Sedgwick County115Julesburg1889-04-09Split fromLogan County.Named for Fort Sedgwick, which, in turn, was named for U.S. Army GeneralJohn Sedgwick(1813 - 1864).2,379548.83sqmi(1,421km)Summit County117Breckenridge1861-11-01Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.Named for the many highmountain summitsin the area.27,994618.92sqmi(1,603km)Teller County119Cripple Creek1899-03-23Split fromEl PasoandFremontcounties.Named in honor ofHenry Moore Teller, aU.S. SenatorfromColoradoandUnited States Secretary of the Interior.23,350558.58sqmi(1,447km)Washington County121Akron1887-02-09Split fromWeld County.Named in honor ofGeorge Washington(1732 - 1799), the firstPresident of the United States.4,8142,522.90sqmi(6,534km)Weld County123Greeley1861-11-01Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.Named in honor of Lewis Ledyard Weld, the first Secretary of theTerritory of Colorado.252,8254,013.84sqmi(10,396km)Yuma County125Wray1889-03-15Split fromWashington County.Named for theQuechan (Yuma) NationofNative Americans.10,0432,369.61sqmi(6,137km)地理环境科罗拉多州位于美国西部，洛矶山脉东侧，西部地形以高山和丘陵为主，东部则是高原地形。全州平均高度海拔2072米，为50个州中地势最高的一个州。落基山脉的埃尔伯特峰海拔4402米，为该州最高峰。落基山脉以东为科罗拉多山前地带，宽80公里，长440公里，地表呈波状起伏。山前地带面积为全州的34%，人口占全州的80% 。再往东属高平原地区，气温乾旱，年降水量平均仅406毫米，70%为夏雨。落基山脉纵贯本州中部，构成着名的大陆分水岭，东部属大西洋流域，西部属太平洋流域。落基山地东坡的普拉特河及阿肯色河都是密西西比河的支流，格兰德河南流入新墨西哥州，最后注入墨西哥湾。科罗拉多河由此州向西南流，注入加利福尼亚湾。州内落基山地以西，多未开发，有小片印第安人保留区。气候温和，丹佛的7月均温为23℃，1月均温为－2℃ 。

美国州名 科罗拉多州( 三 )

美国州名科罗拉多州( 三 )