Rocky Mountain
Continental Divide backbone
Rocky Mountain refers to the major mountain range extending from New Mexico through Canada, typically used in the plural: the Rocky Mountains, the Rockies.
As a modifier, it describes things associated with this region: Rocky Mountain elk, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rocky Mountain oysters (a euphemism for fried animal testicles).
- snowcapped peaksMountains topped with frozen precipitation
- pine forestConiferous woodland area
- alpine tundraTreeless high-elevation ecosystem
- national parkProtected land for conservation
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans
elk · buffalo herd · mining town · geology · indigenous tribes · grizzly bear · marmot · hiking trail · Yellowstone · peak · canyon · ski resort · cowboy culture · elevation · glacier · trout · hot springs · tourism industry
- park namesCentral Park, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Hyde Park, Banff
- Biosphere ReservesYellowstone, Serengeti, Galapagos, Everglades, Sundarbans
- Mountain ParksBanff, Jasper, Denali, Torres del Paine, Olympic National Park
- mountainspeaks, peak, summit, summits, Alps
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- national parksYellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Glacier National Park
Rocky MountainAppalachian Mountains
Eastern North American range
Appalachians · Sierra Nevada · Cascade Range · Blue Ridge Mountains · Great Smoky Mountains
Rocky MountainGreat Plains
Central North American grassland
prairie · flatland · lowland · coastal plain · delta
Rocky MountainPacific Coast
Continental western maritime edge
Atlantic Coast · coastline · coastal region · Eastern Seaboard · seashore
rock, rocky, rocks, rocked, rocking, rocker, rockier, rockiest, mountain