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Rocky Mountains

Mountain range in North America
The Rocky Mountains stretch some 3,000 miles from British Columbia and Alberta in Canada through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and down to New Mexico in the U.S. The range offers dramatic wilderness, diverse wildlife and alpine lakes....
Elevation: 14,440′
Highest point: Mount Elbert
Nickname: the Rockies
Age of rock: Precambrian and Cretaceous
Area: 777,000 km2 (300,000 sq mi)