Rocky Mountains
Example Sentences
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Conditions worsened in 2026 when the river's headwaters in the southern Rocky Mountains experienced the earliest snowmelt on record.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
An abnormally dry winter resulted in a much-diminished snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, while the scorching temperatures of the hottest July ever recorded in the US have increased evaporation from the lake, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Now, after a winter of measly snowfall in the Rocky Mountains, a crisis is approaching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Colorado River provides water for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, from the Rocky Mountains to Southern California and northern Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
At nightfall tribes in the Rocky Mountains entertained the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by applying torches to sap-dripping fir trees, which then exploded like Roman candles.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
