I’m heading to the top of Mount Elbert, the tallest of all the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountains, or Rockies for short, is a mountain range that stretches all the way from the USA into Canada.

Rocky Mountain National Park is home to herds of elk and bighorn sheep, but it also has a population of mountain lions and black bears. Although attacks are very rare, the National Park Service ...

Average annual temperature increase over the last century in the high-elevation park from climate change Rocky Mountain National Park covers 415 square miles atop the Continental Divide in the Front ...

All these years later, the Rocky Mountains continue to be a hub for incredible discoveries. The Rocky Mountains National Park has seen new lizard species, Clovis Projectile points, and so many ...

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. In Rocky Mountain National Park, 415 square miles of mountain terrain are protected—but not from effects of climate ...

The best time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park is from June to September when the snow is (mostly) melted and the hiking trails and attractions are accessible. Still, these four months are ...

Photographs selected by Quentin Nardi Text by Tracy Scott Forson Spanning states and countries, the Rocky Mountain range is among the world’s most diverse. A variety of flora, fauna, climates ...