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The highest, lowest, deepest, darkest, quietest places in Colorado

Centennial State has the highest mean elevation and third-deepest canyon in the U.S.

The Great Sand Dunes are lit ...
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Sange de Cristo mountains tower over the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado in 2019. The Great Sand Dunes are known as one of the quietest and darkest places in Colorado.
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014.  (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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No doubt you've heard the phrase "Colorado Above All." That's because we were the highest state in elevation long before cannabis was legalized.
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