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California has the highest elevation mountain in the lower 48 states, Mt. Whitney. However, Colorado has more high mountains than any state including Alaska. It is the highest elevated land mass in the United States.
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∙ 10y agoColorado mountains are getting bigger because of the crusts movement on earth
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Are the mountains in Switzerland taller than the mountains in Colorado?
Monte Rosa at 15,203 feet above sea level is the talllest in Switzerland and is taller than any Colorado Mountain.
In Colorado how many fourteen thousand foot and taller mountains are there?
52
Does colorado contain the sierra nevada mountains?
Colorado does not contain the Sierra Nevada Mountains. These mountain ranges are located mainly in California while a portion called Carson Range lies in Nevada. Some mountains that are found in Colorado are Mount Sneffels and Mount Evans.
Why are folded mountains taller than volcanic mountains?
It is that the mountains also are big by growing taller and taller for to be healthy the animals too for the beautiful mountains.
What is a diverse state with deserts and mountains?
There are a number of choices that qualify: California Arizona New Mexico Nevada Texas Utah Colorado
What mountain is taller- Pike's Peak in Colorado or Mt Whitney in California?
Mount Whitney at 14,506 is taller then Pikes Peak which has an elevation of 14,115 above sea level.
Why do they call the Colorado mountains the Colorado mountains?
Because there in Colorado.
Where are the chocolate mountains located?
In Africa. Kenya.That could be right, but Wikipedia says: The Chocolate Mountains of California are located in Imperial County and Riverside County in the Colorado Desert in Southern California.
Where in the u.s would people go from a plain region going to the mountains region?
Depends on the reason for travel/movement. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Vermont, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and more all have mountains. However, the state most commonly associated with mountains is Colorado and the capitol of Colorado is Denver.
What is the elevation drop of the Colorado River from the headwaters to the mouth?
There is a drop of about 9,000 feet, or 2,750 meters, from the headwaters in Colorado's Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California mouth.
What is the difference between the Applachian mountains and the Rocky Mountains?
The Appalachain mountains are more like hills then mountains and the rockies are much taller mountains with sharp jagged peaks rising above the tree line
Which distance is farther California to Utah to California to Colorado?
If you are driving or flying to Colorado or Utah from California, Colorado is farther away.
