What is Rocky Mountains?
{{Infobox mountain | fetchwikidata = ALL | name = Rocky Mountains | map_image = RockyMountains-Range.svg | map_size = 280 | other_name = The Rockies ([[English language|en]]), {{lang|fr|Les montagnes Rocheuses}} ([[French language|fr]]), {{lang|es|Montañas Rocosas}}, {{lang|es|Rocallosas}} ([[Spanish language|es]]) | country_type = Countries | country = {{hlist|Canada|United States}} | subdivision2_type = Provinces/States | subdivision2 = {{hlist|[[British Columbia]]|[[Alberta]]|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]|[[Idaho]]|[[Montana]]|[[Wyoming]]|[[Utah]]|[[Colorado]]|[[New Mexico]]}} | parent = [[North American Cordillera]] | geology = {{hlist|[[Igneous rock|Igneous]]|[[Sedimentary rock|sedimentary]]|[[Metamorphic rock|metamorphic]]}} | age = {{enum|Precambrian|Cretaceous}} | orogeny = | highest = [[Mount Elbert]] | elevation = 14,440 feet (4401.2 m) | elevation_ref = <ref name=NGS>{{cite ngs|pid=KL0637|name=MOUNT ELBERT|year=2019|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> | length_ref = ([[great-circle distance|straight-line distance]]) | coordinates = {{coord|39|07|03.9|N|106|26|43.2|W|region:US-CO_type:mountain|name=Mount Elbert|display=inline}} | range_coordinates = {{coord|43.741|N|110.802|W|format=dms|display=it}} <!-- coordinates of Grand Teton (near center of range) --> | length_mi = 3,000 | length_km = 4828 | area_km2 = 777000 | area_mi2 = 300000 | area_ref = <ref name=britkids>{{cite web|url=https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Rocky-Mountains-or-Rockies/276760|title=Rocky Mountains, or Rockies|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] Kids}}</ref> }} The '''Rocky Mountains''' (often called '''The Rockies''') are a range of [[mountain]]s in the western [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. They stretch from the northernmost part of [[British Columbia]], in western Canada, to [[New Mexico]], in the southwestern United States. Part of the mountain range in [[Colorado]] is a [[national park]], called [[Rocky Mountain National Park]]. The Rocky Mountains are more than 3,000 m