text: The borders of Colorado were originally defined to be lines of latitude and longitude , making its shape a latitude-longitude quadrangle which stretches from 37 Â N to 41 Â N latitude and from 102 Â 03 ' W to 109 Â 03 ' W longitude ( 25 Â W to 32 Â W from the Washington Meridian ) .
simplified: The State of Colorado is thought as the geoellipsoidal rectangle that reaches from 37 Â N to 41 Â N latitude and from 102 Â 03 ' W to 109 Â 03 ' W longitude ( 25 Â W to 32 Â W from the Washington Meridian ) .