Rocky Mountains
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The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America.
Peaks[edit]
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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and is the highest point in Colorado.
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Mount Massive in the Sawatch Range of Colorado is the second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Harvard is the highest of the Collegiate Peaks of Colorado and the third highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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La Plata Peak in the Collegiate Peaks of Colorado is the fourth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Blanca Peak is the highest peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado and the fifth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Uncompahgre Peak is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and the sixth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Crestone Peak is the highest peak of the Crestones of Colorado and the seventh highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Mount Lincoln is the highest peak of the Mosquito Range of Colorado and the eighth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Castle Peak is the highest peak of the Elk Mountains of Colorado and the ninth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Grays Peak is the highest peak of the Front Range of Colorado and the tenth highest peak of the Rocky Mountains.
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Pikes Peak in Colorado was the inspiration for the song America the Beautiful.
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Gannett Peak is the highest peak of the Wind River Range and the Northern Rocky Mountains and is the highest point of the State of Wyoming.
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Grand Teton is the highest peak of the Teton Range of Wyoming.
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Kings Peak is the highest peak of the Uinta Range and the Western Rocky Mountains and is the highest point of the State of Utah.
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Granite Peak is the highest peak of the Beartooth Range and is the highest point of the State of Montana.
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Borah Peak is the highest peak of the Lost River Range and is the highest point of the State of Idaho.
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Mount Columbia is the second highest peak of the Canadian Rockies and is the highest point of the Province of Alberta.
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Mount Timpanogos in north central Utah
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Yamnuska, Alberta
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Castle and Merriam Peaks, Idaho
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Sleeping Giant, Montana
Landscapes[edit]
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Lake Kinney and Mount Whitehorn, British Columbia
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park
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Peyto Lake, Banff National Park
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Consolation Lake, Banff National Park
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Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
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Mount Jackson, Glacier National Park
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Sawtooth Range, Idaho
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Redfish Lake, Idaho
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Grand Teton and Snake River, Wyoming
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Wind River Range - looking south from the south slope of Fremont Peak
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Looking across the Bonneville Basin to Mount Bonneville and Raid Peak in the Wind River Range.
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The Tetons and the Snake River, by Ansel Adams
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John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park
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Willow Flats and the Grand Tetons
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Rocky Mountain National Park
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Reservoir near Dillon, Colorado.
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Flatirons near Boulder, Colorado
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Aerial view of the Colorado Rocky Mountains in summer
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Aerial view of the Colorado Rocky Mountains in winter
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View from near Ward, Colorado
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Another aerial view of the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the summer, near Denver
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winter
Maps[edit]
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Map of Rocky Mountains
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Colorado
Satellite images[edit]
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Rocky Mountains, courtesy NASA
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Colorado Rocky Mountains, courtesy NASA
Artwork[edit]
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"The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak" by Albert Bierstadt
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"A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie" by Albert Bierstadt