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Definition of Rocky mountains
1. Noun. The chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide.
Terms within: Mount Elbert, Pike's Peak, San Juan Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, Wheeler Peak
Group relationships: North America
Generic synonyms: Chain, Chain Of Mountains, Mountain Chain, Mountain Range, Range, Range Of Mountains
Definition of Rocky mountains
1. Proper noun. A range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rocky Mountains
Literary usage of Rocky mountains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1907)
"Joel Palmer, Journal of Travels over the rocky mountains (Cincinnati, 1847). ...
View of the chasm through which the Platte issues from the rocky mountains. ..."
2. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"... at the Base of the rocky mountains — The Platte within the Mountains — Granitic
Mountains Between the Platte and Arkansa — Castle Rock — Birds — Plants. ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"ANIMAL LIFE IN THE rocky mountains OF COLORADO. BY PROF. W. 11. BREWER. ... (Mt.
Harvard, the highest point of the rocky mountains, 14270 feet, was ascended ..."
4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"FURTHER EXPLORATION IN THE CANADIAN rocky mountains.» By J. NORMAN COLLIE, PRS
THE exploration of the main range of the Canadian rocky mountains lying ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... 1896. base of the Cretaceous system in the Rocky Mountain region, at least in
the Trans-Pecos, Texas and Mexican portions of the rocky mountains. ..."
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