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They were formed from the pressure of two tectonic plates pushing against each other.
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Which mountain range is longer- the rocky mountains or sierra Nevada mountains?
the rock mountains are the highest of the three. the second highest is the sierra nevada, third highest is the appalachian mountains
What are type of a group of mountains?
sierra nevada appalachain mountains and rocky mountains
What is the large desert region called that is in the southwest part of the U.S. between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
The Great Basin Desert is between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
What mountains lie between califonia and nevada?
The Rocky's.
Names of fault block mountains?
The Rocky Mountains,and Seirra Nevada in the USA
What are three main physical features?
Rocky mountains Appliation Mountains Sierra Nevada
What physical feature in southern Nevada made travel by wagon train so dangerous?
Rocky mountains
What is the mountain range that separates califiornia and Nevada?
Rocky Mountains
What are the two biggest mountains systems in north america?
The two biggest mountain systems in North America are the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The Rocky Mountains stretch from northern British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the United States, while the Sierra Nevada runs through California and Nevada.
What mountain range formed the western border of the Louisiana Purchase?
The Rocky Mountains formed the western border of the Louisiana Purchase.
Are the Rocky Mountains fold mountains?
No, the rocky mountains were not formed on a destructive plate. That is wrong, they are fold mountains, they were formed on a weakening in the plate, and millions of years ago the plate was under pressure and then it buckled and the Rockies were formed.
What mountain range covers most of the Western states?
The Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
