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  2. Rocky Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) [3] in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in the southwestern United States.

  3. The Rocky Mountains include at least 100 separate ranges, which are generally divided into four broad groupings: the Canadian Rockies and Northern Rockies of Montana and northeastern Idaho; the Middle Rockies of Wyoming, Utah, and southeastern Idaho; the Southern Rockies, mainly in Colorado and New Mexico; and the Colorado Plateau in the Four ...

  4. Rocky Mountains - WorldAtlas

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    The Rocky Mountains stretch from the northernmost portion of Western Canada to the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The mountain range passes through the US States of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico, and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The Rocky Mountains contain more than ...

  5. Rocky Mountains summary | Britannica

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    Rocky Mountains, or Rockies, Mountain system, western North America. It extends some 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from the Mexican frontier to the Arctic Ocean, through the western U.S. and Canada. The highest peak in the U.S. Rockies is Mount Elbert in Colorado, at 14,433 ft (4,399 m); in the Canadian Rockies it is Mount Robson in British Columbia, at ...

  6. Geography of the Rocky Mountains - ThoughtCo

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    The Rocky Mountains are a large mountain range located in the western part of North America in the United States and Canada. The "Rockies" as they are also known, pass through northern New Mexico and into Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

  7. Rocky Mountains – A Great North American Range

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    The Rocky Mountains, or the Rockies, are an enormous mountain range that span a length of about 4,800 km in western North America. The Rockies form the divide between the Great Plains and the western USA and contain many of the greatest national parks in the country.

  8. Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover.

  9. The Rocky Mountains are massive mountain ranges that stretch from Canada to central New Mexico. They took shape during a period of intense plate tectonic activity around 170 to 40 million years ago. Three major mountain-building episodes shaped the western United States.

  10. Rocky Mountains Facts | Britannica

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    Rocky Mountains, mountain range forming the cordilleran backbone of the great upland system that dominates the western North American continent.

  11. Rocky Mountain National Park's 415 square miles (265,807 acres) encompasses a spectacular range of mountain environments. From meadows found in the montane life zone to glistening alpine lakes and up to the towering mountain peaks, there is something for everyone to discover.