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- Rocky Mountains - WikipediaThe 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.
- Rocky Mountains summary | BritannicaRocky 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.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service)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.
- Geology of Rocky Mountain National Park | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.govAt about 285 million years ago, a mountain building processes raised the ancient Rocky Mountains. This ancient mountain range was much smaller than the modern Rockies, only reaching up to 2,000 feet high and stretching from Boulder to Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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