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Rocky Mountain is taller than Appalachian Mountain. But they are both the tallest mountains in North America

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Why was the Appalachian mountain was once higher than the rocky mountains?

It is because of the altitude. The Appalachian Mountains are shorter than the Rocky Mountains. The lower the moutain the warmer the mountain. The higher the mountain the colder the mountain. By J.O.B


What is the highest mountain rocky mountain or Appalachian mountain?

The Appalachian Mountains are a great deal older than the Rockies.


How are Rocky mountains different from Appalachian mountains?

The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.


Compare the Rocky Mountain with Appalachian Mountain?

Okay~ Then///////// Similarity: They are located in the west. Differences: Rocky mountain is sharp, rocky peaks, but the Appalachian mountain is older, lower, then Rockies or Sierra Neveda. Also, Rocky mountain is higher then the Appalachian Mountain.


Is California closer to the Rocky or the Appalachian Mountain?

rocky I think


What features of the rocky mountain suggest that a younger mountain chain than the Appalachian mountain?

The amount of erosion and the age of the rocks.


Witch area has a higher elevation Appalachian mountain or rocky mountain?

The Rocky mountains are bigger than the Appalachia Mountains. Its true you can look it up.


How do the rocky mountain differ from Appalachian mountain?

The Appalachians are older than the Rockies, and they are weathered and smooth. The Rockies are jagged and rough. The Appalachian mountains are covered with trees and brush, and many of the Rocky mountains are bare rock.


Are the rocky mountains younger than the Appalachian mountains?

You should know that the Appalachian Mountain is older than the rocky mountain because the Rocky Mountain is 450 years old and the Appalachian Mountain rocks between 100- 200 years old. but the actual Mountain is 200-300 years old


Is Ozarks larger mountain than Appalachians and Rocky Mountains?

No, the Ozarks are not larger than the Appalachian or Rocky Mountains. The Ozarks, located primarily in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, have an elevation of around 2,500 feet at their highest point, while the Appalachians reach heights of over 6,600 feet and the Rockies boast peaks over 14,000 feet. Thus, both the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains are significantly taller and more extensive than the Ozarks.


How are the Appalachian Mountains similar and different from the Rocky Mountains?

The Rocky Mountains are taller than Appalachian Mountains and has sharp pointy peaks. The Rocky Mountains are taller.They Both have eroded. The Appalachian Mountains are older and shorter than rocky mountains.


How the rocky mountain differ from the Appalachian mountains?

The Appalachians are older than the Rockies, and they are weathered and smooth. The Rockies are jagged and rough. The Appalachian mountains are covered with trees and brush, and many of the Rocky mountains are bare rock.