Northern Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains also Rock·ies (r

A major mountain system of western North America extending more than 4,827 km (3,000 mi) from northwest Alaska to the Mexican border. The system includes numerous ranges and forms the Continental Divide. Its highest elevation is Mount Elbert, 4,402.1 m (14,433 ft), in central Colorado. In Canada the Rockies rise to 3,956.5 m (12,972 ft) at Mount Robson in eastern British Columbia. Sections of the mountains were explored by Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, and Simon Fraser.

Rocky Mountains, Rockies

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(Placename) the chief mountain system of W North America, extending from British Columbia to New Mexico: forms the Continental Divide. Highest peak: Mount Elbert, 4399 m (14 431 ft.). Mount McKinley (6194 m (20 320 ft.)), in the Alaska Range, is not strictly part of the Rocky Mountains

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Noun

Rocky Mountains - the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide

Rockies

Mount Elbert - the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)

North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

Pike's Peak - a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)

San Juan Mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains

Selkirk Mountains - a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia

Wheeler Peak - a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains

Translations

Rocky Mountains

pl the Rocky Mountains → die Rocky Mountains pl

Rocky Mountains npl the Rocky Mountains → le Montagne Rocciose

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Abies lasiocarpa Arkansas River bighorn bighorn sheep bristlecone pine Centennial State Cimarron CO Colorado Colorado Springs mountain goat mountain sheep Ovis canadensis Pinus aristata Rockies Rocky Mountain bee plant Rocky Mountain bighorn Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine Rocky Mountain dogbane	Set deep in the northern Rocky Mountains, the remote location immediately convinced the Texas-based architects that they had to come up with an alternative system of construction to suit the terrain. Andersson Wise Architects by Kolb, Jaffer / The Architectural Review Bitterly cold temperatures ranged from the single digits (from negative 17 to negative 12 Celsius) in the Midwest's northern plains and northern Rocky Mountains, to 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit (negative seven Celsius to one degree below zero) in the northwestern and northeastern parts of the country. Snow, rain and ice blankets US northwest, northeast by AFP / AFP American Edition Bitterly cold temperatures ranged from the single digits (from negative 17 to negative 12 Celsius) in the Midwest's northern plains and northern Rocky Mountains, to 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit (negative seven Celsius to one degree below zero) in the northwestern and northeastern parts of the country. Snow, rain and ice blankets US northwest, northeast by AFP / AFP Global Edition	Northern Irish Northern Isles northern Jacob's ladder Northern Kingdom northern lights Northern lobster northern mammoth Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Northern muscadine northern node northern oak fern northern oriole Northern Paiute northern parula northern phalarope northern pike northern pin oak northern pitch pine northern pocket gopher northern porgy Northern prickly ash Northern Province northern red oak Northern Rhodesia Northern Rocky Mountains northern scup northern sea robin Northern Shoshone northern shrike northern snakehead Northern snow bedstraw Northern Sotho Northern Sporades Northern Spy northern storm petrel Northern Territories Northern Territory northern white cedar northern whiting northern woodsia northerner Northernly northernmost northernness northing northland Northlander Northman northmost Northness	Northern Rivers Writers' Centre Northern Rock Building Society Northern Rock Festival Group Northern Rock Foundation Northern Rockies Action Group Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourism Association Northern Rockies Coordinating Group Northern Rockies Coordination Center Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Northern Rockies Educational Services, Inc. Northern Rockies Folk Festival Northern Rockies Heritage Center Northern Rockies Incident Management Team Northern Rockies Information Node Northern Rockies Institute of Theology Northern Rockies Medical Center Northern Rockies Regional District Northern Rockies Regional Office Northern Rockies Venture Fund Northern Rockies Woodworking Guild Northern Rocky Mountain Easter Seal Society/Goodwill Industries Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Northern Rocky Mountains Northern root-knot nematode Northern Rough-winged Swallow Northern Route Export Pipeline Northern Rugby Football Union Northern Rural Area Committee Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium Northern Sacramento Valley Air Basin Northern Saline, Inc. Northern Samoyedic languages Northern San Andreas Fault Northern San Juan Basin Northern Savannah Biodiversity Conservation Project Northern Savings Credit Union Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Northern School of Contemporary Music Northern Schools Northern Schools Federal Credit Union Northern Schools Youth Outreach Inc northern scup Northern Sea Lion northern sea robin Northern Sea Route Northern Sea Route Northern Sealion

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Abies lasiocarpa
Arkansas River
bighorn
bighorn sheep
bristlecone pine
Centennial State
Cimarron
CO
Colorado
Colorado Springs
mountain goat
mountain sheep
Ovis canadensis
Pinus aristata
Rockies
Rocky Mountain bee plant
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine
Rocky Mountain dogbane

Set deep in the northern Rocky Mountains, the remote location immediately convinced the Texas-based architects that they had to come up with an alternative system of construction to suit the terrain.

Andersson Wise Architects by Kolb, Jaffer / The Architectural Review

Bitterly cold temperatures ranged from the single digits (from negative 17 to negative 12 Celsius) in the Midwest's northern plains and northern Rocky Mountains, to 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit (negative seven Celsius to one degree below zero) in the northwestern and northeastern parts of the country.

Snow, rain and ice blankets US northwest, northeast by AFP / AFP American Edition

Snow, rain and ice blankets US northwest, northeast by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Northern Rivers Writers' Centre
Northern Rock Building Society
Northern Rock Festival Group
Northern Rock Foundation
Northern Rockies Action Group
Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourism Association
Northern Rockies Coordinating Group
Northern Rockies Coordination Center
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
Northern Rockies Educational Services, Inc.
Northern Rockies Folk Festival
Northern Rockies Heritage Center
Northern Rockies Incident Management Team
Northern Rockies Information Node
Northern Rockies Institute of Theology
Northern Rockies Medical Center
Northern Rockies Regional District
Northern Rockies Regional Office
Northern Rockies Venture Fund
Northern Rockies Woodworking Guild
Northern Rocky Mountain Easter Seal Society/Goodwill Industries
Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
Northern Rocky Mountain Grotto
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center

Northern Rocky Mountains

Northern root-knot nematode
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Route Export Pipeline
Northern Rugby Football Union
Northern Rural Area Committee
Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium
Northern Sacramento Valley Air Basin
Northern Saline, Inc.
Northern Samoyedic languages
Northern San Andreas Fault
Northern San Juan Basin
Northern Savannah Biodiversity Conservation Project
Northern Savings Credit Union
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Northern School of Contemporary Music
Northern Schools
Northern Schools Federal Credit Union
Northern Schools Youth Outreach Inc
northern scup
Northern Sea Lion
northern sea robin
Northern Sea Route
Northern Sea Route
Northern Sealion

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