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The Teton Mountain Range in Wyoming, a subset of the Rocky Mountains Map of the Rocky Mountains of western North America. The Mountain states (also known as the Mountain West or the Interior West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. It is a subregion ...
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.
Mummy Mountain – 5 summits in 5 states; North Mountain – 25 summits in 16 states; Mount Olympus – 9 summits in 8 states; Pyramid Peak – 45 summits in 11 states; Red Mountain – 160 summits in 21 states; Rocky Mountain – 46 summits in 22 states; Slide Mountain – 26 summits in 13 states; Split Mountain – 12 summits in 8 states ...
Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the U.S. State of Colorado. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
USGS map colored by paleogeological areas and demarcating the sections of the U.S. physiographic regions: Laurentian Upland (area 1), Atlantic Plain (2-3), Appalachian Highlands (4-10), Interior Plains (11-13), Interior Highlands (14-15), Rocky Mountain System (16-19), Intermontane Plateaus (20-22), & Pacific Mountain System (23-25) The legend ...
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the United States of America.
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: Akamina Pass [5] Alberta
The Rocky Mountain region is the highest region of the United States by average elevation. The Rocky Mountains generally contain fairly mild slopes and wider peaks compared to some of the other great mountain ranges, with a few exceptions, including the Teton Range in Wyoming and the Sawatch Range in Colorado.