Front Range of the Rocky Mountains

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mountain range physiographic region

The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains is a prominent mountain range in central Colorado and southeastern Wyoming that forms the dramatic eastern edge of the Rockies and overlooks major cities like Denver and Colorado Springs.

Aliases (4)

Front Range ×9
Foothills of the Rocky Mountains ×1
Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains ×1
Southern Rocky Mountains ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range → physiographic region →
borders	Great Plains →
contains	Arapaho National Forest → Indian Peaks Wilderness → Lost Creek Wilderness → Mount Evans Wilderness → Pike National Forest → Pikes Peak massif → Rocky Mountain National Park → Roosevelt National Forest →
country	United States →
drainedBy	Arkansas River → Big Thompson River → Cache la Poudre River → Clear Creek NERFINISHED → Fountain Creek → South Platte River → St. Vrain Creek →
forms	eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains →
geologicalProvince	Southern Rocky Mountains →
hasCityAtFoothills	Boulder → Colorado Springs → Denver → Fort Collins → Loveland → Pueblo →
hasFoothillsRegion	Colorado Front Range urban corridor →
hasHighestPoint	Grays Peak →
hasPeak	Grays Peak → Longs Peak → Mount Bierstadt → Mount Blue Sky → Mount Evans → Pikes Peak → Torreys Peak →
knownFor	dramatic rise from the Great Plains → popular hiking and climbing destinations → scenic vistas over Front Range cities →
locatedIn	Colorado → Wyoming →
locatedInRegion	central Colorado → southeastern Wyoming →
orientation	north–south →
overlooks	Boulder → Colorado Springs → Denver → Fort Collins → Pueblo →
partOf	Rocky Mountains →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Broomfield ("Front Range") → Colorado College ("Front Range") → Colorado fourteeners ("Front Range") → Highlands Ranch → Windsor, Colorado ("Front Range") →	region
Jemez Mountains region ("Southern Rocky Mountains") → Loveland, Colorado → Sandia Mountains ("Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains") →	partOf
Fountain, Colorado ("Front Range") → Rocky Mountain National Park ("Front Range") →	locatedIn
Arvada → Cardston ("Foothills of the Rocky Mountains") →	locatedInRegion
Rocky Mountains ("Front Range") →	contains
Southern Colorado →	hasMountainRange
Longmont ("Front Range") →	isCommercialHubFor
Longmont ("Front Range") →	isResidentialHubFor
El Paso County, Colorado →	locatedOn
Front Range Urban Corridor →	namedAfter
Lakewood, Colorado →	nearMountainRange