Rocky Mountains
Example Sentences
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The researchers found precipitation in the Rocky Mountains has become about 20% more concentrated, affecting the Colorado River, a major water source for California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
They found no gold but became the first Europeans to explore the Grand Canyon, the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
From the Rocky Mountains west to California and into Western Canada, record numbers of resorts closed early this season.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
They drive close to 1,000 miles through the Mojave Desert and over the Rocky Mountains to Denver.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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
