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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.
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Montana
22 linksState in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
State in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
In all, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains.
British Columbia
19 linksWesternmost province of Canada.
Westernmost province of Canada.
Situated between the Pacific Ocean and the continental divide of the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, replete with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains.
Colorado
18 linksState in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
State in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
The region has been inhabited by Native Americans for more than 13,000 years, with the Lindenmeier site containing artifacts dating from approximately 9200 to 1000 BC; the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major migration route for early peoples who spread throughout the Americas.
Alberta
18 linksOne of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
One of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
The eastern part of the province is occupied by the Great Plains, while the western part borders the Rocky Mountains.
Wyoming
16 linksState in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
State in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Wyoming's western half is covered mostly by the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern half of the state is high-elevation prairie called the High Plains.
New Mexico
12 linksState in the Southwestern United States.
State in the Southwestern United States.
It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region of the western U.S. with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona, and bordering Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
Utah
13 linksState in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
State in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
It is a rugged and geographically diverse state at the convergence of three distinct geological regions: the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau.
Canadian Rockies
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The Canadian Rockies (Rocheuses canadiennes) or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the B.C. Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains.
Southwestern United States
9 linksGeographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Within the Southwest U.S. region, the Colorado is bordered to the south by the Mogollon Rim and the Sonoran Desert, to the west by the Mojave Desert, and to the east by the Rocky Mountains, the Rio Grande Rift valley, and the Llano Estacado.
Continental Divide of the Americas
11 linksPrincipal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas.
Principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas.
Although there are many other hydrological divides in the Americas, the Continental Divide is by far the most prominent of these because it tends to follow a line of high peaks along the main ranges of the Rocky Mountains and Andes, at a generally much higher elevation than the other hydrological divisions.