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Rampart Range是前岭(Front
Range)的一部分，
科罗拉多州境内的洛矶山脉
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科罗拉多的洛矶山脉
许多人都知道洛矶山脉在北美洲的西部造就巨大的山系，起自加拿大，途经美国，终于墨西哥，足足有3,000英里长。但您知道高14,433英尺的厄尔柏山(Mount
Elbert)吗？它是科罗拉多州境内最高的山脉，而且也是洛矶山脉的一部分。
洛矶山脉形成了大陆分水岭(Continental
Divide)，绵延不绝的山脊由北至南贯穿北美洲，因而导致水排入不同的河道并流向大陆的两边；最后，这些河流都会流入大西洋、太平洋及墨西哥湾。
1915年时，国会将科罗拉多境内的某部分多山地区指定为洛矶山国家公园，公园内最高的山为高14,256英尺的朗斯峰(Longs
Peak)。
Many people know that the Rocky Mountains make up an enormous chain of mountains in western North America that extends 3,000 miles from Canada through the United States to Mexico. But did you know that the tallest mountain in Colorado, part of the Rocky Mountains, is called Mount Elbert, which is 14,433 feet high?
The Rocky Mountains form the Continental Divide, the mountainous ridge that runs north to south along North America and causes water to drain in separate rivers flowing to different sides of the continent. Eventually, these rivers lead to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1915, Congress designated some of this mountainous area in Colorado as Rocky Mountain National Park. The tallest mountain in this park is Longs Peak, which is 14,256 feet high.
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