The average snowfall in the Boulder area is 83.3 inches per year.
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The tallest sand dune in America is in Great Sand Dunes National Monument outside of Alamosa, Colorado. This bizarre 46,000-acre landscape of 700-foot sand peaks was the creation of ocean waters and wind more than one million years ago.
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The Kit Carson County Carousel in Burlington, Colorado dates back to 1905, making it the oldest wooden merry-go-round in the United States. It is the only wooden carousel in America still with its original paint.