Denver

Consolidated city-county and capital of Colorado, United States

Denver is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies). Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous state capital, with a population of 715,522 at the 2020 census. The ten-county Denver metropolitan area, with 3.1 million residents, is the 19th-largest metropolitan area in the country and functions as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor.

Also known as...

City and County of Denver, Denver, Colorado, Mile High City, Queen City of the Plains, Queen City of the West, and Denver, CO

Sport

Timberwolves Rally Past Nuggets

Minnesota overcomes a 19-point hole to stun the Denver Nuggets and tie their Western Conference playoff series.