Rocky Mountains

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geographical region mountain mountain range

The Rocky Mountains are a major North American mountain range stretching from Canada through the western United States, known for their high peaks, rugged terrain, and significant influence on the region’s climate and ecology.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → mountain → mountain range →
age	Mesozoic–Cenozoic →
climate	alpine climate → continental climate →
contains	Canadian Rockies → Front Range → San Juan Mountains → Sawatch Range → Teton Range →
containsProtectedArea	Banff National Park → Grand Teton National Park → Jasper National Park → Rocky Mountain National Park → Yellowstone National Park →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
elevation	4401 m →
extendsFrom	northern British Columbia →
extendsTo	New Mexico →
forms	Continental Divide of the Americas →
geologicalOrigin	Laramide orogeny →
hasEcosystem	alpine tundra → coniferous forests →
highestPoint	Mount Elbert →
influences	regional climate → regional ecology →
knownFor	alpine environments → high peaks → rugged terrain →
locatedIn	Rocky Mountains → western North America →
majorRiverSourceFor	Colorado River → Columbia River → Missouri River → Rio Grande →
orogeny	Laramide orogeny →
partOf	Rocky Mountains →
passesThrough	Alberta → British Columbia → Colorado → Idaho → Montana → New Mexico → Rocky Mountains → Utah → Wyoming →
popularFor	hiking → mountaineering → skiing → wildlife viewing →

Referenced by (142)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alberta ("Canadian Rockies region") → Banff National Park ("Canadian Rockies") → Beaver Creek Resort → Colorado ("Rocky Mountain region") → Colorado College ("Rocky Mountain region") → Colorado Gold Rush → Colorado fourteeners → Interstate 25 ("Rocky Mountain region") → Jasper National Park ("Canadian Rockies") → Ketchum, Idaho, United States → Leadville, Colorado → Marble, Colorado → Montana ("Northern Rocky Mountains") → Mount Elbert → Mount Elbert → Mount Robson ("Canadian Rockies") → Rocky Mountain National Park → Sawatch Range Wilderness region → Telluride, Colorado → University of Colorado Boulder ("Rocky Mountain region") → Vail Mountain →	locatedIn
Banff National Park → Canadian Rockies → Cody, Wyoming ("American Rocky Mountains region") → Colorado → Front Range of the Rocky Mountains → Grand Teton National Park → Mount Robson → Northeast Ridge → Park City Mountain Resort → San Juan Mountains → Sawatch Range → Sawatch Range Wilderness region ("Colorado Rocky Mountains") → Spanish Peaks → Teton Range → Uinta Mountains → Wasatch Range →	partOf
Calgary → Colorado Springs, Colorado → Denver International Airport → Denver, Colorado, United States → Longmont → Loveland, Colorado → Westminster, Colorado →	locatedNear
Breckenridge Ski Resort → Glacier National Park → Helena → Keystone Resort → Waterton Lakes National Park →	locatedInMountainRange
Colorado Plateau → Front Range Urban Corridor ("Rocky Mountains to the west") → Mississippi River valley → Southwestern United States →	borderedBy
America → British Columbia → Rocky Mountains ("Canadian Rockies") → Western Hemisphere →	contains
Kootenay River → Oregon Trail → U.S. Route 2 → U.S. Route 6 →	crosses
Arkansas River → Columbia River → Saskatchewan River → Snake River →	sourceRegion
Great Basin → Great Plains → Inland Northwest →	borders
British Columbia → Idaho → Montana →	hasMountainRange
Western Canada ("Canadian Rockies") → Wild West → western United States →	hasPart
Mount Elbert → Mount Elbert ("Southern Rocky Mountains") → Mount Robson ("Canadian Rockies") →	isHighestPointOf
Lake County, Colorado → Mount Robson ("Canadian Rockies") → South Mount Elbert Trail →	mountainRange
California Zephyr → Continental Divide of the Americas → Lincoln Highway (historic alignment via U.S. 40) →	passesThrough
Colorado Yule marble → Montana ("Rocky Mountain region") → Vail Mountain ("Central Rocky Mountains") →	region
Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company → Interstate 80 → United States federal power system ("Rocky Mountain region") →	regionServed
Colorado River → Kootenay River ("Canadian Rockies") → Missouri River →	sourceLocation
Columbia Plateau → Oregon Country ("Rocky Mountains (east)") →	boundedBy
Interior West → Intermontane Plateaus →	locatedBetween
Helena ("northern Rocky Mountains") → Wyoming ("Rocky Mountain region") →	locatedInRegion
Douglas fir → Ponderosa pine →	nativeTo
Wisconsin glaciation →	affectedRegion
Sacagawea →	areaOfActivity
Hugh Glass →	associatedWith
Mountain bluebird →	breedsIn
Colorado Rockies ("Rocky Mountain region") →	broadcastArea
Mountain States →	characterizedBy
contiguous United States →	containsGeographicalFeature
Americas →	containsSubregion
Great Northern Railway →	crossedMountainRange
U.S. Route 50 →	crossesMountainRange
Northern United States ("Rocky Mountains (northern section)") →	environmentalFeature
The Mountain Between Us ("Canadian Rockies") →	filmingLocation
mule deer →	foundIn
Alberta →	hasGeographicFeature
Mountain States →	hasMajorMountainRange
Old West →	includesRegion
Ute people →	indigenousTo
Farallon Plate →	influencedFormationOf
Canada Pavilion ("Canadian Rockies") →	inspiredBy
Denver, Colorado, United States ("Rocky Mountain region") →	isCulturalCenterOf
Denver, Colorado, United States ("Rocky Mountain region") →	isEconomicCenterOf
Denver, Colorado, United States ("Rocky Mountain region") →	isTransportationHubFor
Boulder, Colorado →	locatedAtFoothillsOf
Eastern Colorado →	locatedEastOf
Brooks Range →	mountainSystem
Mountain Time Zone →	namedAfter
Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan area →	near
William F. Raynolds →	notableExpeditionArea
Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway →	offersViewOf
William B. Waddell →	operatedInRegion
Mount Elbert →	parentRange
Horace Tabor →	placeOfActivity
Albert Bierstadt →	primarySubject
Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 →	regionAffected
Columbia Mountains →	separatedFrom
Cliffhanger →	setting
Fraser River →	sourceLocatedIn
Snake River →	sourceMountainRange
Cree language ("Rocky Mountains region") →	spokenIn
Nez Perce War →	theater
Interstate 70 →	traversesRegion
Albert Bierstadt →	visited