Rocky Mountain Tourism Place

About Rocky Mountain Tourist Place

The Rocky mountains North Americas highest range, popularly called the 'Rockies' stretch for 3200 miles down the Western side of the continent from Alaska to New Mexico.  They are also a part of the Mountian ranges and high plateaux, that form the great highland barrier shown as the 'North American Cordillera'. 

Thousands of visitors visit the rockies to see the breathtaking beauty they offer.  

For convenience the rockes are divided into four main sections from North to South. In the far north are the Arctic Rockes in the Northern Alaska and north Western Canada. Here the highest peak is the Mount Sir James MacBrien (9040 feet). 

The Northern, Rockies continue into Idaho and Montana. This region has great natural beauty and is filled with dazzling icefields, pluning valleys and sparkling lakes. 

To the south are the Grand Tetons, a majestic block of mountains. The highest is Gannet Peak a 13785 foot mountain. 

The southern rockes, which extend from Southern Wyoming into Utah and through Colarado into New Mexico contain the Highest peaks in the rocky mountains system highest is Mount Elbert 14331 feet high. 

The Rockes have rich wealth of forest and wildlife. Mining is a major industry beacuse of the large quantities of copper, iron, gold, silver lead zinc, coal, oil, petroleum and uranium deposits in various places. Tourism is also eer increasing here.