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! ! The!Rocky!Mountains!
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The Rocky Mountains Susan LaBella
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The!Rocky!Mountains!are!a!large!group!of!mountains!on!the!North!American!continent.!The!Rockies!are!found!in!the!western!region!of!North!America.!They!stretch!from!Canada!in!the!north!to!the!United!States!in!the!south.!The!southern!part!of!the!Rockies!ends!in!the!state!of!New!Mexico.!The!Rocky!Mountains!also!go!through!the!states!of!Montana,!Idaho,!Wyoming,!and!Colorado.!!
The!Rockies!are!the!longest!mountain!range!in!North!America.!They!have!many!high!peaks.!The!highest!is!Mount!Elbert!in!Colorado.!It!is!nearly!three!miles!high.!Mount!Elbert’s!peak!is!fourteen!thousand!feet!above!sea!level.!
In!the!summer,!the!Rockies!are!warm!and!dry,!though!it!does!rain!sometimes.!During!the!winter,!the!weather!is!wet!and!very!cold.!Heavy!winter!snow!falls!in!the!higher!parts!of!the!Rockies.!
Many!people!like!to!visit!these!mountains.!Here!they!ride!bikes,!hike!on!trails,!ski,!or!fish.!A!special!area!called!Rocky!Mountain!National!Park!is!in!Colorado.!The!national!park!is!reserved!for!people!to!visit.!Visitors!to!Rocky!Mountain!National!Park!are!excited!to!see!the!wild!animals!that!live!there.!Those!animals!include!elk,!moose,!mountain!goats,!and!mountain!sheep.!
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