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The Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are a diverse set of mountains that were formed in various different methods. Because of this the mountains have differing characteristics.  Due to the location and age of the mountain the weather conditions and appearances make the ranges a never ending thing of beauty. The ranges are broken down in the following geological categories.

Foot hills:   The tree covered hills preceding the Rockies or any mountain range. This view is from Brule a small town just West of Hinton.

Front ranges: are between the foothills and the main range on both the Eastern and Western ranges.

Frontal view of the Eastern range as seen from Wild Horse Lake

Eastern Main ranges  

Tectonic plates in the Eastern Range Looking South between Jasper and Banff.. Note how the plate rose up as another one (farther East) slid under it. This is similar to the formations of the Teton mountains in the USA.

Western main range

Western Range

The Rocky Mountain Trench while not actually a mountainous part of the Rockies it divides the Rockies from the older Columbian Mountains just beyond the Alberta -British Columbia borders.

If you enjoy Mountainous areas then be sure to visit the National parks that we cover in both the USA and Canada. 

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