rocky mountains
Noun
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The chief mountain range of western North America;
Extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico;
Forms the continental divide (synset 109439448)is an instance of: chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains - a series of hills or mountainshas:- mount elbert - the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)
- pike's peak - a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)
- san juan mountains - a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains
- selkirk mountains - a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia
- wheeler peak - a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains
is a part of: north america - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panamasame as: rockies
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