Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
>> None of Denver is "part of mountains." Denver is entirely flat, with
>> some areas that have gently rolling hillocks, but nothing that could
>> seriously be thought of as "mountains." Golden is between Denver and
>> the Rockies, and it's pretty flat, too. And there are parts of east
>> Denver where you could level pool tables.
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
>
> Denver is located in the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor between
> the Rock Mountains to the west and the High Plains to the east. It may be
> flat, but it was pushed up 5280 feet by something, sort of like mountains.
>

When we first drove to Denver from the east coast, we noticed a
gradual rise begin shortly after we crossed the Mississippi River.
Denver may be 5280 ft. in altitude, but it is quite flat, honestly.
The altitude gain is very, very gradual until you actually begin to
climb in the foothills. Colorado does have 54 mountain peaks above
14,000 feet in altitude in the Rockies but I can assure you they are
nowhere near Denver and uninhabitable although they do provide a
challenge to intrepid climbers during the summer.

We live in the south-east suburbs, about 20 miles due east of where the
mountains begin. We look westward across Denver to see the mountains in
the distance.

If you've ever landed at DIA, Denver's airport, you know you can see
nothing but flat, cultivated land for miles around, with the mountains
in the distance to the west beyond the city.


gloria p