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Of the 100 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains, 62 peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, and all 100 peaks exceed 3746 meters (12,290 feet) elevation. Of these 100 peaks, 78 (including the 30 highest) are located in Colorado, ten in Wyoming, six in New Mexico, three in Montana, and one each in Utah, British Columbia, and Idaho.
Selected mountain passes of the Rocky Mountains; Pass Region Elevation [1] [2] WGS84 [3] [4] Access; Abbot Pass [5] Alberta British Columbia 2922 m 9,587 ft Foot trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
Human population is not very dense in the Rockies, with an average of four people per square kilometer and few cities with over 50,000 people. However, the human population grew rapidly in the Rocky Mountain states between 1950 and 1990. The forty-year statewide increases in population range from 35% in Montana to about 150% in Utah and Colorado.
Rocky Mountain passes on the Continental Divide of the Americas Pass Region Elevation [1] [2] Location [3] [4] Access; Pine Pass British Columbia 875 m 2,871 ft Jarvis Pass British Columbia
Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,438 feet (4400.58 m), it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney, which is slightly taller.
Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved through-road in the country, with a peak elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 m). [33] Sixty mountain peaks over 12,000 feet (3,658 m) high provide scenic vistas. [31]
One reason the Teton Range is famous is because of the dramatic elevation profile visible from the eastern side, which rises sharply from 4,000 to 7,000 feet (1,200–2,100 m) above the valley floor. Unlike most mountain ranges, the east side of the Teton Range lacks significant foothills or lower peaks which might obscure the view.
This is an incomplete list of notable mountains on Earth, sorted by elevation in metres above sea level. ... Canadian Rockies, Canada Mount Arfak: 2,955: 9,695: