Rocky Mountains

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Beartooth Mountains, Montana

Columbia Icefield

Wind River Range

Uncompahgre River

Canyonlands National Park

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Landowners, mayors divided over coal project exploration approval in Rockies • May 18, 2025, 2:42 AM ET (CBC)

Hiker Takes Trail up Rocky Mountains—Then a Grizzly Bear Follows • May 15, 2025, 4:55 AM ET (Newsweek)

Over A Foot Of May Snow Blanketed The Rockies. That's Not As Unusual As It Sounds. • May 7, 2025, 5:31 AM ET (The Weather Channel)

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The Rocky Mountain National Park is six times bigger in area than Washington, D.C.
In 2017, more people visited the Rocky Mountains than resided in Los Angeles.

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Beartooth Mountains, Montana

Columbia Icefield

Wind River Range

Uncompahgre River

Canyonlands National Park

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