Denver

Denver combines a fast-growing urban core with the open horizons of the High Plains in a way that reflects its position beside the Rocky Mountain Front Range. The South Platte River runs through the city, while the foothills rise to the west beyond the metropolitan plain. Denver emerged from the Pike’s Peak gold rush of 1858 and grew into Colorado’s political and commercial centre. Union Station, rebuilt in 1914, remains a landmark of the LoDo district, where former warehouses now house restaurants, shops and galleries. The Colorado State Capitol’s gold-leaf dome is another defining feature of the civic centre. Browse other webcams across Colorado’s Front Range to place Denver in a wider geographic context.

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