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Colorado Plateau

geographical name

plateau in the southwestern U.S. west of the Rocky Mountains in the Colorado River basin in northern Arizona, southern and eastern Utah, western Colorado, and northwestern New Mexico

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“Colorado Plateau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Colorado%20Plateau. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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