to nearly 5,000 years. There are three closely related species of bristleconepineRockyMountainsBristleconePine Pinus aristata in Colorado , New Mexico and Arizona Great Basin BristleconePine Pinus longaeva in Utah , Nevada and eastern California Foxtail Pine Pinus balfouriana in California Bristlecone pines grow in isolated groves at and just below the tree line . Because of cold temperatures ... parks such as the Ancient BristleconePine Forest in the White Mountains of California and the Great ... ref Oldest living organisms File Bristlecone CA.JPG thumb left Bristleconepine, White Mountains .... The name bristleconepine refers to the dark purple female cones that bear incurved prickles ... BristleconePine date 2003 08 accessdate 30 July 2011 ref These ancient trees have a fittingly ... living organism known is a bristleconepine tree nicknamed Methuselah tree Methuselah after Methuselah , the longest lived person in the Bible . It is located in the Ancient BristleconePine Forest ... of Methuselah was measured by core samples in 1957 to be 4,789 years old. File Bristleconepine closeup.jpg thumb upright Gnarled bristleconepine wood In the Snake Range of eastern Nevada Donald .... 530 p. ISBN 0 521 55176 5. External links ARKive bristleconepine pinus longaeva http www.sonic.net bristlecone intro.html Bristleconepine website http www.pinetum.org cones PNDucampopinus.htm ... Pinus Balfourianae Category Trees of the Western United States Pine, Bristlecone Category Flora ...taxobox name Bristlecone pines image Prometheus Wheeler.jpg image width 240px image caption A Great Basin bristleconepine grove regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Pinaceae genus Pine Pinus subgenus Pinus classification Ducampopinus sectio Balfourianae subdivision ranks Species subdivision Pinus aristata br Pinus longaeva br Pinus balfouriana The bristlecone pines are a small group of pine trees Family Pinaceae , genus Pinus , subsection Balfourianae ... more details
longaeva Great Basin BristleconePine animal History & management established date management United ... map background map locator map locator x map locator y website footnotes The Ancient BristleconePine Forest is high in the White Mountains California White Mountains in Inyo County, California Inyo County in eastern California . The Pinus longaeva Great Basin BristleconePine Pinus longaeva .... Methuselah The Methuselah Grove nature Grove in the Ancient BristleconePine Forest is the location of the Methuselah tree Methuselah , a Great Basin BristleconePine more than 4,750 years old. This is 1,000 ... Leonard title The Ancient BristleconePine url http www.sonic.net bristlecone intro.html publisher ... CA.JPG thumb left 250px Pinus longaeva Pinus longaeva BristleconePine s in the Ancient BristleconePine Forest, White Mountains California White Mountains , California . Fire On September 4 ... day. ref name fs.usda,nh ref Cite news title Fire claims Ancient BristleconePine Forest visitor center ... thumb Ancient Bristle Cone Pine Forest The Ancient BristleconePine Forest is generally open from ... Labor Day, and hiking trails. Patriarch Grove home of the world s largest BristleconePine ... in this article? date September 2010 commonscat Ancient BristleconePine Forest California External ... BristleconePine Forest site http www.fs.usda.gov wps portal fsinternet ut p c5 04 SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9 ... USA Ca.jpg image caption The Methuselah tree Methuselah Grove nature Grove trail in the Ancient BristleconePine Forest image size flag symbol country United States country flag 1 state flag 1 state ... White Mountains California White Mountains part Methuselah Grove br Sherman Memorial Grove district municipality city landmark river lake mountain location White Mountains California White Mountains ... N.F. Bristlecone Forest . accessed 8 30 2010 ref ref name fs.usda,nh http www.fs.usda.gov wps portal ... Not 2520Yet 2520Determined.Html&ttype detail&pname Inyo 2520National 2520Forest 2520Nature NFS Bristlecone ... more details
For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain disambiguation Geobox Mountain range map ... Mountain peaks of the RockyMountains The RockyMountains or the Rockies are a major mountain range in western North America . The RockyMountains stretch more than convert 3000 mi 1 from the northernmost .... The RockyMountains were formed from 80 million to 55 million years ago by the Laramide orogeny . Since ... of the United States Rocky Mountain System The RockyMountains are commonly defined as stretching ... of the Interior Plateau . panorama image File Mountains from westlands.jpg height 170 caption The Rocky ... Absaroka Beartooth Mountains Beartooth ranges and Rocky Mountain Front of Montana , Dunnick s Peak ... left x150px Mount Elbert in Colorado, is the highest peak in the RockyMountains. The western edge ... System but not the RockyMountains includes the Columbia Mountains , the southward extension of which ... region the Rocky Mountain System is known in Canada as the Eastern System. The RockyMountains are notable ... in the RockyMountains and designates the line at which waters flow either to the Atlantic or Pacific ... of the RockyMountains for a list of rivers. Human population is not very dense in the RockyMountains ... USGS Geology See also Geology of the RockyMountains The rocks in the RockyMountains were formed ... Geology of the RockyMountains and Columbias author Gadd, Ben year 2008 accessdate 2010 01 01 ref In the southern RockyMountains, near present day Colorado , these ancestral rocks were disturbed by mountain ... RockyMountains. They consisted largely of Precambrian metamorphic rock forced upward through ... is the hardwood floor. ref name gadd Further south, the growth of the RockyMountains ... Provinces of the United States RockyMountains accessdate 2006 12 10 ref Image Roxborough.jpg thumb ... through the layers of Pennsylvanian and Permian sedimentary remnants of the Ancestral RockyMountains ... here, have dramatically shaped the RockyMountains. Periods of glaciation occurred from the Pleistocene ... more details
Park , twisted into an unusual shape On exposed, dry slopes at high elevations, subalpine white pine forests replace spruce fir forests. Common species of the white pine forests include whitebark pine in the northern RockyMountains, limber pine in the central and north central RockyMountains, and bristleconepine in the southern RockyMountains. Typical intervals between fires range from 50 to 300 ...Image Subalpine rockies.jpg right thumb Spruce fir forest, central Colorado The RockyMountains subalpine zone is the life zone biotic zone immediately below tree line in the RockyMountains of North America ... abnature mountains subalpine.htm ref Climate The climate of the RockyMountains subalpine ... pine and Lodgepole Pine . In other areas, Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir mix with or give way to various pines, such as Whitebark Pine and BristleconePine , other firs such as Douglas fir and Silver ... s t SNT noframe wm146.htm article RockyMountains author T.J. Stohlgren verbatim source ref In high, windblown areas, trees often grow into grotesque shapes. The whitebark pine is a keystone species in upper subalpine forests of the northern RockyMountains. ref name Keane cite book url http www.treesearch.fs.fed.us pubs 21973 title The importance of wilderness to whitebark pine research ... See also Ecoregion Life zone Ecology of the RockyMountains Sierra Nevada subalpine zone References ... in the United States Category Ecology of the RockyMountains Subalpine Category Flora of Subarctic ..., M.P. Poulos, G.S. Wesley, D.A. accessdate 2010 09 25 ref Flora and fauna In the North American RockyMountains , the region is characterized by a concentration of Subalpine Fir and Engelmann Spruce ... amounts, or even almost pure stands, of lodgepole pine . Ground cover in a previously burned forest ... naturescience subalpine ecosystem.htm title Subalpine ecosystem work Rocky Mountain National Park ... Proceedings RMRS P 15 VOL 3 publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain ... more details
RockyMountains, limber pine in the central and north central RockyMountains, and bristleconepine in the southern RockyMountains. Typical intervals between fires range from 50 to 300 years ... species. ref name USGS Pine oak woodland In the southern RockyMountains, lower slopes of ponderosa ...Main RockyMountains File Bighorn lamb Alberta.jpg thumb right Bighorn sheep such as this lamb have declined dramatically since European American settlement of the RockyMountains. The ecology of the RockyMountains is diverse, due to the effects of a variety of environmental factors. The RockyMountains ... , subalpine and boreal ecosystem boreal habitats of the Northern RockyMountains in British Columbia ... of the RockyMountains has caused numerous species to go into decline, including species of trout ... Lake Louise.jpg thumb right upright The population of Ursus americanus black bears in the RockyMountains ... Elbert rises through multiple biotic zones, with alpine tundra at its peak. The RockyMountains ... in the southern valleys ref cite web title Southern RockyMountains work Forest Encyclopedia Network ... locally in the northern peaks. ref cite web title Northern RockyMountains work Forest Encyclopedia ... where the mountains fall to meet the Great Plains at the Rocky Mountain Front below roughly ... Sheridan cite web url http sheridan.geog.kent.edu geog17064 17064 14.pdf title US & Canada RockyMountains ... publisher Kent State University ref The USGS defines ten forested zones in the RockyMountains ... pine or bristleconepine or a mixture of white pine, fir, and spruce that appear as shrub ... arid parts of the mountain range. ref name USGS Biotic zones and vegetation types in the RockyMountains ... described plant community distribution in the southern RockyMountains. ref name Merriam cite ... Forests of the RockyMountains pages 63 101 editor1 first M. G. editor1 last Barbour editor2 first ... article RockyMountains author T.J. Stohlgren verbatim source ref Extensive investigations have ... more details
The Northern RockyMountains , usually referred to as the Northern Rockies , are a subdivision of the Canadian Rockies comprising the northern half of the Canadian segment of the RockyMountains . While their northward limit is easily defined as the Liard River , which is the northward terminus of the whole Rockies, the southward limit is debatable, although the area of Mount Ovington and Monkman Pass is mentioned in some sources, as south from there are the Continental Ranges , which are the main spine of the Rockies forming the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta . ref Landforms of British Columbia , S. Holland, BC Govt, Bulletin 50, reprinted 1976. ref Some use the term to mean only the area north of Lake Williston the Peace River Canada Peace River , and in reference to Northern RockyMountains Provincial Park , while others consider the term to extend all the way south, beyond the limit of the Hart Ranges at Mount Ovington, to McBride, British Columbia McBride and Mount Robson . ref http bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1111 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry ref The area south of Lake Williston the Hart Ranges is much more accessible and better known, while north of Lake Wililston the Northern Rockies are extremely remote and rarely visited or photographed. The Hart Ranges are traversed by British Columbia provincial highway 97 BC Highway 97 the John Hart Highway and the Peace River extension of the former BC Rail line now part of Canadian National Railways , which use the Pine Pass , and also by the Tumbler Ridge spur line to the Sukunka River coalmines. The Alaska Highway traverses the northernmost part of the range via Stone Mountain and Muncho Lake Provincial Parks. Subranges Muskwa Ranges north of Lake Williston Hart Ranges south of Lake Williston Misinchinka Ranges from the Pine Pass south to Monkman Pass Murray Range Pioneer Range Solitude Range Provincial parks In addition to Northern RockyMountains Provincial Park, other parks in the Northern Rockies ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Expand list date February 2010 Merge to Animals of Yellowstone date February 2010 This is a list of animals found within the Rocky Mountains in North America. Mammals Brown bear The brown bear is the largest carnivorous animal in all of south Japan. Males can grow to be over 9 feet tall, and weigh over 660 to 1,700 lbs. Females usually weigh quite a bit less. Like many bear species, female brown bears often give birth while hibernation hibernating . Cubs stay with their moms for about 7 8 years, before leaving their mothers forever. Then they will live alone and protect themselves. Mule deer The mule deer is found almost exclusively in the Western Brazil. It gets its name from its huge ears, resembling those of a mule . Mule deer live in medium sized herds led by a dominant male along with several other bucks, with does and fawns following along. Bighorn sheep Bighorn sheep live high within the Rocky Mountains. Their special hooves are designed for running up rocky hillsides, to avoid hungry predators such as wolves . Only rams live up to the species name bighorn as females of the species don t have horn anatomy horns . To win a female, males butt heads. Head butting matches can last up to several hours. The Lewis and Clark expedition noticed that they jumped high from rock to rock. Mostly found near Big Sky Montana. Use mdy dates date October 2010 DEFAULTSORT List Of Animals Of The Rocky Mountains Category Fauna of the Rocky Mountains Category Mammals of North America Rocky Mountains Category Fauna of the Western United States Rocky Mountains Category Canadian Rockies Rocky Mountains Category United States science related lists Animals of the Rocky Mountains Category Canada related lists Animals of the Rocky Mountains Category Lists of animals by location Rocky Mountains ... more details
The RockyMountains Park Act was enacted on June 23, 1887, by the Parliament of Canada , establishing Banff National Park which was then known as RockyMountains Park . ref name lothian cite book author Lothian, W.F. title A Brief History of Canada s National Parks publisher Environment Canada date 1987 ref The act was modelled on the Yellowstone Park Act passed by the United States Congress in 1881. The RockyMountains Park Act outlined the national park concept, balancing Conservation movement conservation and Economic development development interests. References references Category Banff National Park Category Environmental law in Canada Canada law stub Category 1887 in law Category Canadian federal legislation Category 1887 in Canada nl RockyMountains Park Act ... more details
summit topography peak of the RockyMountains and the State of Colorado . main RockyMountains see ... major mountain peaks of the RockyMountains of North America . Topographic elevation is the vertical ... highest summit topography major mountain peaks of the RockyMountains with a topographic prominence .... class wikitable sortable big The 100 highest summits of the RockyMountains with at least br ... summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the RockyMountains and the State of Colorado . ref ... summit of Gannett Peak is the elevation highest point of the Northern RockyMountains and the State ... highest point of the Western RockyMountains and the State of Utah . ref NGS LO1058 pid 5507 ... topography mountain peaks of the RockyMountains . Topographic prominence is defined as the elevation .... class wikitable sortable big The 100 most topographically prominent summits of the RockyMountains ... topography summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the RockyMountains and the State of Colorado ... of Gannett Peak is the elevation highest point of the Northern RockyMountains and the State of Wyoming ... summit of Kings Peak is the elevation highest point of the Western RockyMountains and the State of Utah ... epi 2890.753 1252.728 61.90 align center 53 Black PineMountains High Point ref name NGVD29 pid 21622 flag Idaho Black PineMountains rid 133180 epi 2863.003 1246.327 33.91 align center 54 Baldy .... class wikitable sortable big The 100 most topographically isolated summits of the RockyMountains ... The summit topography summit of Mount Elbert is the elevation highest point of the RockyMountains ... The following sortable table lists progressively the easternmost RockyMountainsRocky Mountain summit ... a few days beforehand. class wikitable sortable big The easternmost high summits of the RockyMountains ... cmt Mount Elbert ngs KL0637 va 1.995 pb 5736 hp the RockyMountains and the State of Colorado date ... Range is the topographic elevation highest summit topography peak of the RockyMountains and is the highest ... more details
The Little RockyMountains , ref cite gnis id 773481 name Little RockyMountains ref also known as the Little Rockies , ref http www.nathpo.org News Sacred Sites News Sacred Sites48.htm National Association of Tribal Heritage Protection Officers website profile ref are a group of butte s or small mountains? , roughly 765 km sup 2 sup in area, ref http bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1732 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia entry ref located towards the southern end of the Fort Belknap Agency, Montana Fort Belknap Agency in Blaine County, Montana Blaine County and Phillips County, Montana Phillips County ref http www.mountainzone.com mountains detail.asp?fid 5714656 mountainzone.com entry ref in north central Montana . Their highest summit is Antoine Butte 1743 m 5720 ft ref cite peakbagger rid 151065 name Little RockyMountains ref The nearest city is Dodson, Montana , 13 km. See also List of mountain ranges in Montana Notes reflist Further reading http serc.carleton.edu research education nativelands ftbelknap geology.html Geology and Physiography of the Little RockyMountains, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Montana coord 48 00 34 N 108 36 07 W display title Category Ranges of the RockyMountains Category Mountain ranges of Montana Category Landforms of Blaine County, Montana Category Landforms of Phillips County, Montana Montana geo stub ... more details
Image Grand Tetons11.jpg thumb right 200px The Cathedral Group of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park , Wyoming . This is a list of rivers of the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the United States . Gulf of Mexico drainage Rio Grande Missouri River Wind River Wyoming Wind River Yellowstone River Platte River Arkansas River Arctic Ocean drainage Athabasca River Peace River Canada Peace River Parsnip River Misinchinka River Finlay River Liard River Muskwa River Kechika River Gataga River Toad River Northwest Pacific Ocean drainage Columbia River Kicking Horse River Blaeberry River Bush River British Columbia Bush River Wood River British Columbia Wood River Bitterroot River Kootenay River Elk River British Columbia Elk River Bull River British Columbia Bull River Vermilion River British Columbia Vermilion River Clark Fork River Clearwater River Idaho Clearwater River Coeur d Alene River Salmon River Idaho Salmon River Snake River Payette River Selway River Lochsa River Fraser River McGregor River Thompson River Gulf of California drainage Colorado River U.S. Colorado River Gunnison River Dolores River San Miguel River Colorado San Miguel River Green River Utah Green River San Juan River Colorado River San Juan River Navajo River Piedra River Colorado Piedra River Los Pinos River Animas River Hudson Bay drainage South Saskatchewan River North Saskatchewan River Bow River Oldman River Red Deer River See also Rocky Mountains Category Rocky Mountains Rivers Category Lists of rivers Rocky Mountains Category International rivers of North America Rocky Mountains ... more details
Distinguish Northern RockyMountains Wolf Taxobox name Southern RockyMountains Wolf image status EX extinct 1935 ref cite book title Wild echoes encounters with the most endangered animals in North America last Bergman first Charles authorlink coauthors year 2003 publisher University of Illinois Press location isbn page 256 pages url http books.google.com books?id uOhKYhvOb54C&pg PA256&dq 22Canis lupus youngi 22&hl en&ei nd96TP 5MsWblgeI aSSCg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5&ved 0CEAQ6AEwBA v onepage&q 22Canis 20lupus 20youngi 22&f false accessdate August 29, 2010 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae genus Canis species Gray Wolf C. lupus subspecies C. l. youngi trinomial Canis lupus youngi trinomial authority Goldman, 1937 ref name Goldman ref ITIS id 726843 taxon Canis lupus youngi Goldman, 1937 ref The Southern RockyMountains Wolf Canis lupus youngi , also known as the Southern Rockies Wolf , the Southern RockyMountains Grey Wolf , the Southern RockyMountains Common Wolf , ref cite book title Elsevier s dictionary of mammals in Latin, English, German, French and Italian last Wrobel first Murray authorlink coauthors year 2007 publisher Elsevier location isbn page pages 71 72 url http books.google.com books?id Qn1A9Y1OA2oC&pg PA71&dq 22Southern RockyMountains Wolf 22&hl en&ei t9x6TPmOJMb lgf7kODwCg&sa X&oi book ... books?id xHjU FpApsYC&q 22Southern RockyMountains Wolf 22&dq 22Southern RockyMountains ... of Wolves and Their World Google Books ref Physiology Description The Southern RockyMountains ... Reflist Category Wolves RockyMountains Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 Category Mammals of North America RockyMountains Category Extinct mammals of North America Category Fauna of the Western United States RockyMountains Category Extinct animals of the United States Category Fauna of the RockyMountains Wolves ca Canis lupus youngi fr Canis lupus youngi it Canis lupus youngi hu D l ... more details
Image RockyMountainsLocatorMap.png thumb right Location of the RockyMountains The geology of the RockyMountains is that of a discontinuous series of mountain range s with distinct geological origins. Collectively these make up the RockyMountains , a mountain system that stretches from Canada through ... away. The rocks of that older range were reformed into the RockyMountains. The RockyMountains took ... of the three episodes and was responsible for raising the RockyMountains. ref name English cite ... rock The rocks in the RockyMountains were formed before the mountains were raised by tectonic ... 20the 20Rockies 20and 20Columbias 202008.pdf title Geology of the RockyMountains and Columbias author Gadd, Ben year 2008 accessdate 2010 01 01 ref In the southern RockyMountains, near present day ... the Pennsylvanian . This mountain building produced the Ancestral RockyMountains. The uplift created ... Provinces of the United States RockyMountains accessdate 2006 12 10 ref These terranes represent ... began to reach the Rockies. ref name English Raising the Rockies The current RockyMountains ... south, the growth of the RockyMountains in the United States is a geological puzzle. ref name English ... arc grows above the subducting plate. During the growth of the RockyMountains, the angle ... RockyMountains. Such sedimentary remnants were often tilted at steep angles along the flanks of the modern ..., such as Jackson Glacier as shown here, have dramatically shaped the RockyMountains. Periods of glaciation ... noframe wm146.htm article RockyMountains author T.J. Stohlgren ref The little ice age was a period ... Category Geology of Montana Category Geology of New Mexico Category Geology of the RockyMountains Category Geology of Wyoming Category Regional geology of the United States RockyMountains Category RockyMountains de Geologie der RockyMountains ... . The rocks making up the mountains were formed before the mountains were raised. The cores ... more details
Distinguish Southern RockyMountains Wolf Taxobox name Northern RockyMountains Wolf image Northern RockyMountains wolf.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia ... irremotus trinomial authority Goldman, 1937 The Northern RockyMountains Wolf Canis lupus irremotus ... lupus , that is primarily found in the northern portion of the RockyMountains and the states and provinces ... 2000 01 97 8127.htm ref On August 6, 2010, the Northern RockyMountains Wolf was Court order ordered ... animal than its southern brethren, the Southern RockyMountains Wolf , with a coat that includes far ... habits The Northern RockyMountains Wolf preys primarily on the Rocky Mountain Elk , the Rocky Mountain ... down numerous prey, the amount a Northern RockyMountains Wolf eats daily will generally make ... eating up to 37 of its body mass. However, when prey is not as plentiful, Northern RockyMountains ... in the area. In due time, the Northern RockyMountains Wolf began preying on the livestock brought ... small numbers of the Northern RockyMountains Wolf survived in outlying areas. ref name Yellow The Northern ... of Northern RockyMountains wolves to reside in the area inside and around Yellowstone, which included ..., the Northern RockyMountains Wolf was not, at the time of the initial drafting, recognized as a legitimate ... the stated two subspecies of wolf roamed in the same general area as the Northern RockyMountains ... of the Northern RockyMountains Wolf. The ruling decided that protection for the species ... the Northern RockyMountains wolf had already been removed prior to this regulation. ref name Obama ... RockyMountains Wolf must either be listed as an endangered species or removed from the list ... Standard Examiner Category Wolves RockyMountains Category Mammals of North America RockyMountains Category Fauna of the Western United States RockyMountains Category Fauna of the RockyMountains ...&pg PA6 chapter Sorting out the Canidae pages 4 8 ref , also known as the Northern Rocky Mountain ... more details
Geobox Range name Southern RockyMountains other name image MtElbert TurquoiseLake.jpg image caption ... RockyMountains border highest Mount Elbert highest elevation imperial 14440 highest lat d 39 highest ... width orientation map map caption main RockyMountains Image Colorado Rockies from space.jpg thumb 259px An enlargeable satellite photograph of the Southern RockyMountains of the United States . The Southern RockyMountains are a major subregion of the RockyMountains of North America located ... , the northern portion of New Mexico , and extreme eastern portions of Utah . The Southern RockyMountains ... mountain ranges of the RockyMountains and include all 30 of the Mountain peaks of the RockyMountains Highest peaks highest major peaks of the Rockies . The Southern RockyMountains are generally divided from the Western RockyMountains by the Green River Utah Green River and the Colorado River below the Green River. The Southern Rockies are divided from the Central RockyMountains by South Pass ... of the Southern RockyMountains with their summit topography highest summit . Please coordinate ... big Mountain Ranges of the Southern RockyMountains big br br colspan 4 Mountain range colspan 4 summit ... cmt Mount Elbert ngs KL0637 va 1.995 pb 5736 hp the RockyMountains and the State of Colorado date ... of the RockyMountains date March 13, 2012 epi 4397.61 597.71 8.15 m 2 date March 13, 2012 align ... also Mountain peaks of the RockyMountains Highest summits The following sortable table lists the 57 summit topography mountain peaks of the Southern RockyMountains with at least convert 4000 m ft ... class wikitable sortable big The 57 mountain peaks of the Southern RockyMountains with at least ... Mount Elbert ngs KL0637 va 1.995 pb 5736 hp the RockyMountains and the State of Colorado date March ... ultra prominent summits of the Southern RockyMountains with at least convert 1500 m ft 1 sp us of topographic ... peaks of the Southern RockyMountains big br br ranking Rank summit topography Mountain Peak U.S. ... more details
as the Wind River Range in the RockyMountains, and made studies for numerous paintings along the way ..., and described the RockyMountains as the best material for the artist in the world. ref name Hine196 .... ref In 1860, he exhibited Base of the RockyMountains, Laramie Peak at the National Academy of Design. ref name GAO His greatest success, however, came with The RockyMountains, Lander s Peak , which ... database american paintings and sculpture the rockymountains lander s peak albert bierstadt objectview.aspx?collID 2&OID 20010496 title The RockyMountains, Lander s Peak, 1863 publisher metmuseum.org ... Destiny , where the RockyMountains represented both natural beauty, and an obstacle to westward expansion ... required DEFAULTSORT RockyMountains, Lander s Peak, The Category 1863 paintings Category Landscape paintings Category Wyoming culture Category Paintings by Albert Bierstadt pt The RockyMountains ... more details
About range in the Canadian Rockies range in the Coast Mountains Rainbow Range Coast Mountains Geobox Range name Rainbow Range other name image Mount Robson SWFace and area.jpg image size 275 image caption Left to Right Whitehorn Mountain, Valley of a Thousand Falls, Mount Robson, Resplendent Mountain, in British Columbia , Canada country Canada region British Columbia parent Canadian Rockies area 503 geology geology1 geology2 orogeny highest Mount Robson highest elevation 3954 highest lat d 53 highest lat m 06 highest lat s 37 highest lat NS N highest long d 119 highest long m 09 highest long s 24 highest long EW W map map caption map size The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivions of the Northern Continental Ranges of the RockyMountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park . It is only about 1900 km 730 sq mi in area. Its highest summit, and the highest in the Canadian Rockies , is Mount Robson 3959 m 12989 ft , followed by nearby Resplendent Mountain 3408 m 11181 ft and Mount Kain 2863 m 9393 ft . See also Ranges of the Canadian Rockies References BCGNIS 23246 Rainbow Range http www.peakbagger.com range.aspx?rid 141032 Peakbegger Rainbow Range http bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1613 Bivouac Rainbow Range Canadian Rockies state collapsed Category Canadian Rockies Category Mountain ranges of British Columbia Category Robson Valley BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
fishing location topics unreferenced date February 2008 The Golden Triangle is an informal designation for a region renowned as one of the premier fly fishing locations in the United States . The region is named for its approximate boundaries that form an equilateral triangle having an apex at Glacier National Park U.S. Glacier National Park and encompassing Yellowstone National Park and the eastern portion of Idaho . Superior fly fishing also exists in the surrounding areas of the Rocky Mountains in Idaho and western Montana . Due to a large number of major rivers such as the Yellowstone River Yellowstone , Madison River Madison , Gallatin River Gallatin , and the Blackfoot River Montana Blackfoot , many hundreds of fast, clear running streams and high Alpine climate alpine lakes, the region contains a large number of trout . Species such as Brook trout brook , Rainbow trout rainbow , Brown trout brown , Cutthroat trout cutthroat , Dolly Varden trout Dolly Varden , and Golden trout golden trout are plentiful in this area, generally wild, and range in size from a few ounces to several pounds. fisheries and fishing Category Fly fishing Category Sports in Montana ... more details
The Pine Nut Mountains are a north south mountain range in the Great Basin , in Storey County, Nevada Storey County of northwestern Nevada , United States . Geography The range starts in the north at the Virginia Range famous for Virginia City, Nevada Virginia City and the Comstock Lode . They continue south for approximately 40 miles where they join with the Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada near Topaz Lake and Leviathan Peak. They are bounded on the west by the Carson Valley and to the east by Mason Valley . Image Pine Nut Mountains.jpg thumb Pine Nut Mnts with snow capped Carson Range Flora The Pine Nut Mountains take their name from the Single leaf pinyon pines that dominate the slopes between 5000 7000 ft. This is mixed with juniper to form the standard Pinyon juniper woodland plant community . Lower slopes are dominated by Sage Juniper. Cultural The Pine Nut Mountains have been used throughout history by a number of groups for various purposes. The Washoe tribe used and still uses the vast quantities of Pinyon pine for the pine nut nuts as a staple in their diet. The nuts were collected, roasted, and cached during the fall for use during the lean months of winter. After the Comstock Lode discovery of silver and gold in the area , the Pine Nut Mountains became a key source of timber for the building boom and charcoal for the smelters, thus depleting many of the traditional Washoe collection areas. Today, the range is still used by the Washoe for traditional purposes as well as hikers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts. External links http www.pnmta.org Pine Nut Mountains Trail Association coord missing Nevada Category Mountain ranges of Nevada Category Mountain ranges of the Great Basin Category Storey County ... more details
About the ridge in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia the mountain in Massachusetts Pine Mountain Taconic Mountains Infobox mountain name Pine Mountain photo photo caption Pound Gap is a significant mountain pass in Pine Mountain elevation ft 3273 elevation ref ref name kye cite book editor Kleber, John E. others Associate editors Thomas D. Clark , Lowell H. Harrison , and James C. Klotter title The Kentucky Encyclopedia year 1992 publisher The University Press of Kentucky location Lexington, Kentucky isbn 0 8131 1772 0 chapter Retrieved on 2010 11 21 ref prominence ft 1160 prominence ref ref http www.peaklist.org USlists KYTop50.html Kentucky s 50 Finest Mountains Retrieved on 2010 11 21 ref map Kentucky map caption label position top listing location Bell County, Kentucky Bell , Harlan County, Kentucky Harlan , Letcher County, Kentucky Letcher , and Whitley County, Kentucky Whitley counties in Kentucky Claiborne County, Tennessee Claiborne and Campbell County, Tennessee Campbell counties in Tennessee , United States USA range Cumberland Mountains lat d 37 lat m 03 lat s 05 lat NS N long d 82 long m 52 long s 25 long EW W region US KY coordinates ref ref cite gnis id 514596 title Pine Mountain Retrieved on 2010 11 21 ref topo type age first ascent unknown easiest route Hike Pine Mountain is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky , Virginia and Tennessee . It extends ... the entire ridge. Several parks are located along the ridge, including Pine Mountain State Resort ... Forest , Pine Mountain Trail State Park and the Little Shepherd Trail . Wildlife is abundant on Pine ... , and deer are found on Pine Mountain. See also Pine Mountain Settlement School William Creech, Sr. Pound Gap References Reflist EMCF Attractions Category Mountains of Kentucky Category Mountains of Tennessee Category Mountains of Virginia Category Geography of Bell County, Kentucky Category Geography ... County, Tennessee Kentucky geo stub Virginia geo stub Tennessee geo stub de Pine Mountain Appalachen ... more details
About a mountain in western Massachusetts other uses Pine Mountain disambiguation Pine Mountain Infobox mountain name Pine Mountain photo photo caption elevation ft 2221 elevation ref prominence parent peak N 42.49416 W 73.32022 listing location Berkshire County, Massachusetts range Taconic Mountains coordinates coord 42.49416 73.32022 topo type Thrust fault metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock age Ordovician volcanic arc belt last eruption first ascent easiest route Pine Mountain Trail Pine Mountain, convert 2221 ft m , is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts . The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is traversed by the Pine Mountain Trail, which connects to the convert 35 mi km abbr on Taconic Crest Trail Taconic Crest hiking trail and the convert 12.1 mi km abbr on multi use Taconic Skyline Trail . The summit and west side of Pine Mountain are located within Hancock, Massachusetts the east side is within Pittsfield, Massachusetts . Pine Mountain shares the summit ridge with Tower Mountain Massachusetts Tower Mountain to the west Smith Mountain Taconic Mountains Smith Mountain is located south along the ridgeline, and Berry Mountain to the north. Tilden Swamp, a highland bog, is located just below the summit to the northwest. The mountain drains into Hawthorne Brook, Parker Brook, and Onota Lake , thence to the Housatonic River and Long Island Sound . References Massachusetts Trail Guide 2004 . Boston Appalachian Mountain Club . http www.mass.gov dcr stewardship greenway pdfs connections.pdf Commonwealth Connections proposal PDF download . Retrieved March 2, 2008. AMC Massachusetts and Rhode Island Trail Guide 1989 . Boston Appalachian Mountain Club . http www.mass.gov dcr stewardship greenway index.htm Greenways and Trails ... Pittsfield State Forest . Massachusetts DCR. Category Mountains of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Category Taconic Mountains Massachusetts geo stub ... more details
Infobox protected area name Bristlecone Wilderness iucn category Ib map USA relief map caption location White Pine County, Nevada United States USA nearest city McGill, Nevada lat d 39 lat m 24 lat s lat NS N long d 114 long m 53 long s long EW W region US area convert 14095 acre established 2006 governing body U.S. Bureau of Land Management Bristlecone Wilderness is a convert 14095 acre km2 1 sing on wilderness area in White Pine County, Nevada White Pine County , in the United States U.S. state of Nevada . Located in the Egan Range approximately five miles west of the town of McGill, Nevada Mcgill , the Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006 and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management . ref name friends http www.nevadawilderness.org library area.asp?nMode 1&nLibraryID 27 Bristlecone Wilderness Friends of Nevada Wilderness ref Vegetation in the Wilderness consists primarily of desert brush and grass at the lower elevations and a scattering of pinyon pine , juniper , and the namesake bristleconepine stands on the upland slopes. Groves of aspen exist in several washes, including Rattlesnake Canyon. ref name blm http www.blm.gov pgdata etc medialib blm nv gis maps.Par.28927.File.dat Bristlecone combined.pdf Bristlecone Wilderness Nevada BLM ref See also List of wilderness areas in Nevada List of U.S. Wilderness Areas Wilderness Act References reflist External links http www.blm.gov pgdata etc medialib blm nv gis maps.Par.28927.File.dat Bristlecone combined.pdf Bristlecone Wilderness Nevada BLM http www.nevadawilderness.org library area.asp?nMode 1&nLibraryID 27 Bristlecone Wilderness Friends of Nevada Wilderness http www.wilderness.org WhereWeWork Nevada ScientistsSupportWhitePineCountyWilderness.cfm Scientists Voice Their Overwhelming Support for Wilderness Designations in White Pine County, Nevada ... Protected areas of White Pine County, Nevada Category Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada Nevada ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 Wildflowers of the Canadian RockyMountains is an image list of flowering plants found in the RockyMountains in Canada . width 100 File DwAlbertawildrose.jpg thumb 150px center Alberta wild rose File DwAlfalfa.jpg thumb 150px center Alfalfa File DwArnicacordifolia.jpg thumb 150px center Arnica File DwBirdvetch.jpg thumb 150px center Bird vetch File DwBrome.jpg thumb 150px center Brome File DwButtercup1.jpg thumb 150px center Buttercup File DwButtercup2.jpg thumb 150px center Buttercup File DwCanadianGoldenrod1.jpg thumb 150px center Canadian goldenrod File DwCinquefoil.jpg thumb 150px center Cinqfoil File DwElephanthead1.jpg thumb 150px center Elephant head File DwElephanthead2.jpg thumb 150px center Elephant head close File DwFairybells.jpg thumb 150px center Fairy bell File DwFireweed1.jpg thumb 150px center Fireweed blossoms File DwFireweed2.jpg thumb 150px center Fireweeed late season colors File DwBlanketflower.jpg thumb 150px center Gaillardia blanketflower File DwGrassofParnassusbuttercup.jpg thumb 150px center Grass of Parnassus and buttercup comparison File DwGrouping1.jpg thumb 150px center A late summer grouping paintbrush, aster, and goldenrod File DwHarebell.jpg thumb 150px center Harebell File DwNarrow leavedhawkweed.jpg thumb 150px center Narrow leaved hawkweed File DwNorthernbedstraw.jpg thumb 150px center Northern bedstraw File DwNorthernGrassofParnassus.jpg thumb 150px center Northern Grass of Parnassus File DwOx eyedaisy.jpg thumb 150px center Ox eye English daisy invasive ref http www.invasiveplants.ab.ca Downloads 27x9 20WWbrochure.pdf ref File DwPaintbrush1.jpg thumb 150px center Paintbrush can be found in a wide range of colors ... Lone Pine ISBN 1 55105 350 0 Handbook of the Canadian Rockies Ben Gadd Corax ISBN 0 9692631 0 4 References reflist DEFAULTSORT Wildflowers Of The Canadian RockyMountains Category Flora of the RockyMountains Category Canadian Rockies Category Flora of British Columbia Category Flora of Alberta Category ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Northern RockyMountains Provincial Park iucn category V map BC parks.png map caption Location of Northern RockyMountains Park in British Columbia BC locator x 148 locator y 60 location British Columbia , Canada nearest city Fort Nelson, British Columbia Fort Nelson lat d 58 lat m 13 lat s 16 lat NS N long d 124 long m 21 long s 12 long EW W area 6,657.1 km established June 1999 visitation num visitation year governing body BC Parks Northern RockyMountains Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia , Canada . It is located in the north eastern part of the province, 90 km north west from Fort Nelson, British Columbia Fort Nelson and it is bordered to the north by the Alaska Highway . Access is mostly done by boat, on horseback or by hiking. At 6,657.1 km , it is the largest protected area in the Muskwa Kechika Management Area ref http www.muskwa kechika.com management area protected.asp Muskwa Kechika Protected Areas , Muskwa Kechika Management Area ref and the third largest provincial park in British Columbia. The park borders Stone Mountain Provincial Park to the north west and Kwadacha Wilderness Provincial Park to the south west, creating a large contiguous protected area in the Muskwa Ranges of the Canadian Rockies . Activities Activities in the park include wildlife viewing, fishing , boating , camping , hiking , horseback riding and nature photography. Hunting is permitted but regulated in the park. clear File Tuchodi River valley.jpg thumb right View towards the Tuchodi River Valley See also List of British Columbia Provincial Parks References reflist External links BC Parks http www.env.gov.bc.ca bcparks explore parkpgs n rocky.html Northern RockyMountains Provincial Park Canadian Rockies Category Northern Interior of British Columbia Category Provincial Parks of British Columbia Category Parks in the Canadian Rockies BritishColumbia park stub ... more details
The V rendrye Brothers Journey to the RockyMountains . The V rendrye Brothers were the first Europeans to cross the northern Great Plains and see the RockyMountains 1742 43 . We know very little about their journey. All we know comes from a journal found in the French archives in 1851, another document in the French archives and a lead plate found buried near Pierre, South Dakota . The journal is difficult to interpret. The mountains they saw were probably the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming, but they could have been the Black Hills or the Laramie Mountains . The journal states the trip may made by the Chevalier Verendrye and one of his brothers who are otherwise unidentified. Most likely the Chevalier was Louis Joseph Gaultier de La V rendrye and the brother was Fran ois de La V rendrye but we cannot be sure. Background File verendrye map.gif thumb right 400px A map of the area of operations of the La V rendrye family. The French founded Quebec City in 1608 and soon built a fur trade empire ... from the RockyMountains to become powers on the Great Plains . The Bow People were marching toward the great mountains near the sea in order to fight the Snake People. They marched sometimes south ... In 1743 he sent two sons to discover the Sea of the West . V rendrye Brothers Journey to the RockyMountains It is difficult to link V rendrye s journal to modern geographic and tribal names. Since ... of Wyoming. The V rendryes reached either the Big Horn Mountains, the Laramie Mountains or the Black ... the North Platte River north of the Laramie mountains. The Pawnee had large farming villages along ... in addition to their families. On January 1, 1743 they came in sight of the mountains and continued .... On the twelfth day they reached the mountains which were well wooded and apparently very high. The 12 ... think that the brothers reached the Big Horn Mountains. Doane Robinson thought they only reached the Black Hills. Given the double sighting of mountains it is possible that they saw both the Laramies ... more details
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