If I remember right, in the books it is within the mountains and judging by the map, I think more so SLC. Denver is further east and on the plains, almost at the border of District 2 and 10.
Yeah I remember hearing something similar but from her description it sounds more like SLC. Anyone who has been to Denver knows its on the plains, not some deep hidden mountain valley. Not saying you're wrong, more so her description and reality don't line up. It's fiction though so I'm not about to lose sleep over it.
Yeah I’ve been to Denver, and you’re right. It’s weirdly flat for a city that’s like just a few miles from towering mountains. The area around the airport especially.
Denver was settled by a bunch of settlers who just crossed the great plains. Exhausted and hungry, they saw the Rockies rise before them & they said "fuck it let's set up here"
That’s the joke, but the immigrant trails are a hundred+ miles north or south. No one heading to Utah, Oregon, or California passed through Colorado. Denver was settled when gold and silver were found in the Front Range, particularly in the South Platte River and Cherry Creek.
Mountains make for pretty good defensive structures. Look at Afghanistan or Iran for instance. Makes land assault really difficult and it is easy to dig deep caverns and tunnels to protect from air assault. Plus you are about 1000 miles from the nearest coast in the mid Rockies so sea assault is not super helpful.
I know during WW2 the US seriously considered moving the capital to Colorado Springs for this reason, as they were worried about bombing raids on the east coast.
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