City skyline view from the west of Denver Colorado office buildings highways and skyscrapers at sunset dusk with dark clouds
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is located immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or m) above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich passes through Denver Union Station, making it the reference point for the Mountain Time Zone. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of the City and County of Denver was 588,349 on 2007-07-01, making it the 26th most populous city. It is also the second largest city in the Mountain West after Phoenix. The city claims to have the 10th largest central business district in the United States. Denver City was founded in November of 1858 as a mining town during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in western Kansas Territory. In August 2008 Denver will host the 2008 Democratic Party National Presidential Convention where delegates will elect either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton to represent their party in the general election for president in November. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Location: Downtown Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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