The geology of the Rocky Mountains is that of a discontinuous series of mountain ranges with distinct geological origins. Collectively these make up the... 18 KB (2,187 words) - 02:11, 30 April 2024 |
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch... 54 KB (5,464 words) - 08:14, 2 May 2024 |
Laramide orogeny (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) the drag that it caused was a broad belt of mountains, some of which were the progenitors of the Rocky Mountains. Part of the proto-Rocky Mountains would... 10 KB (1,153 words) - 09:00, 8 October 2023 |
within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. The eastern... 99 KB (10,390 words) - 20:07, 12 April 2024 |
large valley on the western side of the northern part of North America's Rocky Mountains. The Trench is both visually and cartographically a striking... 27 KB (3,747 words) - 16:12, 8 January 2024 |
Triple Divide Peak (Montana) (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) located in the Lewis Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in North America. The peak is a feature of Glacier National Park in the state of Montana in the United... 7 KB (724 words) - 06:39, 6 May 2024 |
Grand Mesa (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) Retrieved March 24, 2013. Halka Chronic (1980). Roadside Geology of Colorado. Missoula Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Co. ISBN 0-87842-105-X. Wikimedia... 13 KB (881 words) - 11:06, 30 April 2024 |
Green River Formation (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) during the Eocene resulted from mountain building and uplift of the Rocky Mountains (late Cretaceous Sevier orogeny and the Paleogene Laramide orogeny).... 20 KB (2,172 words) - 00:52, 23 January 2024 |
Powder River Basin (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) (mainly east of the Rocky Mountains) for generating electricity. The mines work in areas where the stripping ratio is between 1:1 (i.e. one ton of rock for... 29 KB (3,329 words) - 07:58, 19 October 2023 |
Denver Basin (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. The basin consists of a large asymmetric syncline of Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic... 14 KB (1,629 words) - 19:21, 7 December 2023 |
Morrison Formation (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) buried under the prairie to the east, and much of its western paleogeographic extent was eroded during exhumation of the Rocky Mountains. It was named... 34 KB (3,391 words) - 10:07, 24 March 2024 |
Mountain Front, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. It is situated 26 miles northwest of the town of Choteau, in the Lewis and Clark National Forest... 5 KB (395 words) - 18:13, 13 January 2024 |
Columbia Icefield (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. Located within the Canadian Rocky Mountains astride the Continental... 18 KB (1,416 words) - 07:41, 21 December 2023 |
portal Mountains portal List of mountain passes Rocky Mountains Canadian Rockies Central Rocky Mountains Western Rocky Mountains Southern Rocky Mountains Mountain... 104 KB (294 words) - 15:14, 5 April 2024 |
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Dakota Hogback (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) The Dakota Hogback is a long hogback ridge at the eastern fringe of the Rocky Mountains that extends north-south from southern Wyoming through Colorado... 6 KB (556 words) - 06:15, 13 December 2023 |
Commons has media related to Little Rocky Mountains. Geology and Physiography of the Little Rocky Mountains, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... 2 KB (147 words) - 05:59, 17 April 2024 |
over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. Mountains portal Geology of the Rocky Mountains Geography of Alberta Alberta's Rockies "Protection... 5 KB (382 words) - 08:54, 20 April 2024 |
Mancos Shale (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) basal contacts and gradational upper contacts. Whereas in the plains east of the Rocky Mountains certain mappable marine shales are identified as formations... 16 KB (1,279 words) - 07:55, 13 February 2024 |
Lance Formation (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) (1 January 2002). "Late Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Denver Basin, Colorado". Rocky Mountain Geology. 37 (2): 237–254. doi:10.2113/11. Retrieved 19 November... 26 KB (1,287 words) - 12:08, 21 April 2024 |
Uranium mining in Wyoming (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains) JSTOR 970850. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-03-09. Raymond E. Langden, Geology and geochemistry of the Highland uranium deposit... 10 KB (1,185 words) - 05:32, 11 April 2023 |
History of Rocky Mountain National Park began when Paleo-Indians traveled along what is now Trail Ridge Road to hunt and forage for food. Ute and Arapaho... 37 KB (4,540 words) - 02:28, 2 May 2024 |