U.S. National Parks: Rocky Mountain National Park

U.S. National Parks: Rocky Mountain National Park — page 3
S E W N ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Rocky Mountain National Park showcases the beautiful Rocky Mountains Many people call it Rocky It covers 415 square miles 1,075 square kilometers of north-central Colorado The town of Estes Park lies just east of Rocky The town of Grand Lake lies to the west Rocky is in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains It is one of the highest national parks Many of its peaks rise more than 12,000 feet 3,658 meters above sea level The tallest Longs Peak stands at 14,259 feet 4,346 meters above sea level The Continental Divide runs north to south through the park GRAND LAKE ESTES PARK LONGS PEAK COLORADO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK 6