Meaning | The chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide. |
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Synonym | Rocky Mountains |
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Instance of | range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains | A series of hills or mountains |
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Part of | North America | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
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Parts | Mount Elbert | The highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high) |
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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 |
Spanish | Montañas Rocosas |
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Catalan | Rocky Mountains |
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