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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are a chain of mountains that run more than 3,000 miles from New Mexico to British Columbia in Canada.

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The Great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains have what kind of climate?

The Great Plains have two separate types of climate. The southern area has a humid subtropical climate, while the northern and central areas have a humid continental climate.

Who has more mountains the rocky mountains or the Appalachian mountains?

the rocky mountains are higher because the rocky are 14,400 and the appalachian is 3,000

What does Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains have in common?

rocky is higher and safer but on the other one is not mountin loinssssssssssssssss

How cold is it at the top of the rocky mountains?

That would depend when and where you are. In the southern portion of the range, it is very hot in the summer and in the Northern portion of the range it is cold in the winter. The answer to your question would be both unless you have a certain area in mind it is freezing cold in the winter and hot in the summer

How does a topographic map of the rocky mountains differ from a topographic map of the great plains?

Because the great plains dont have has much mountains as rocky mountains has. and the contour lines of the great plains will be spread out were as the rocky mountains will have countour lines very close apart, showing a greater slope

What kind of plants live in the rocky mountains?

There are all sorts of plants in the Canadian rockies such as brimilleades, fonkshay, floweratilla plus more

What national parks are in the rocky mountains?

They are a National Park in the Rocky Mountains. A little section of the Rocky mountains. It was created in 1915. It has over 100 peaks! It is 415 miles, on the smaller side of the National Park.

What is the nickname for the Rocky Mountains?

The Rocky Mountains are usually called the "Rockies."

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 popular places are there to stay in the Rocky mountains?

The Brown Palace in Denver, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, or try Vail or Aspen.

Which state is it whose eastern borders are North Dakota and South Dakota and where the Rocky Mountains cover 40 percent of the land surface?

About 2/5ths or 40 percent Montana's land surface is covered by the Rocky Mountains.

About 60 percent of Colorado's land surface is covered by the Rocky Mountains while Wyoming's land surface is about 75 percent mountains.

What state has the largest Rocky mountain Sheep population?

states Nevada,Montana, Wyoming, Idaho Colorado,Utah which has largest population

What do mountains give us?

The mountains give us fress water. They also crate a bourder which can be good or bad, like in the middel east. They also have fertil soil which is good. This is all i can think of hope it was helpfull. 3/31/2013 4:03pm sunday

What six states contain the Rocky Mountains?

The Rockies also pass through the states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado and comprise over 40 distinct mountain ranges.

Where is the highest point of the rocky mountains?

Standing at 12,972 feet (3,954 m) above sea level, Mount Robson is the highest summit in the Canadian Rockies; but the range's highest summit is in the U.S. state of Colorado. That would be Mount Elbert, standing at 14,440 feet (4,401 m). Colorado has 53 summits that are over 14,000 feet (4,267.2 m) of elevation.

What provinces of Canada are the rocky mountains in?

Alberta and british Columbia

The Rocky Mountains pass through the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Neither of those provinces are entirely contained within the mountains, however.

British Columbia and Alberta

Alberta. :)