Colorado Western Slope | |
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.jpg) San Juan Mountains North of Telluride, Colorado, in the Western Slope | |
  Colorado Western Slope | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′41.16″N 107°52′33.96″W / 38.4781000°N 107.8761000°W | |
| Location | West of the Continental Divide in Colorado |
| Range | Rocky Mountains |
The Western Slope is a colloquial term generally understood to describe the part of the state of Colorado west of the Continental Divide.[1] Bodies of water west of the Divide flow toward the Pacific Ocean; water that falls and flows east of the Divide heads east toward the Gulf of Mexico.[2] The Western Slope encompasses about 33% of the state, but has just 10% of the state's residents. The eastern part of the state, including the San Luis Valley and the Front Range, is the more populous portion of the state.[3]
- ^ Sieg, Stina (November 27, 2023). "From the Continental Divide to Utah, or somewhere else? Where is the Western Slope in Colorado?". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Trail Ridge Road - Estes Park - Rocky Mountain National Park". colorado.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Vandenbusche, Duane (January 23, 2017). "Western Slope". coloradoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved February 4, 2020.