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Rocky mountains
Tall and pointy at the top. Tall and pointy at the top.
18,510 ft
20000feet tall
Tall mountains separated by large basin or closed valley
not much. the Appalachian mountains are old eroded mountains with not much left to them but the rockies have tall sharp jagged peaks that rise above the tree line some above 14,000 ft above sea level
The Appalachian Mountains are extremely tall!
The Appalachian mountains are about 3,000 ft tall. Any other questions? :)
Except to state that it lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Region, Rhode Island is mostly flat and contain no mountains. Its highest elevation on 812 feet above sea level and the average elevation is 200 feet above sea level.
The tallest elevation point of the Bucegi Mountains is 8,248 feet (2,514 meters) above sea level
The Rocky Mountains are tall and more pointed compared to the Appalachian Mountains which are smaller and have duller points. This shows that the Appalachian Mountains have had more time to erode while the Rocky Mountains have not.
Highest point Mount Mitchell, elevation 6684 feet
The Appalachian mountains are about 3,000 ft tall. Any other questions? :)
The Appalachian Mountains are older and more eroded than the Rocky Mountains.
At the link below see some pictures. Notice that the mountains are not very tall. That is because they are old and have been eroded.
The highest point in the range is the summit of Mt. Lemmon at 9,157 ft above sea level.
No. The Appalachian mountains are not as tall or as long a mountain range as the rocky mountains.