The Rocky mountains are the largest mountain range on the North American continent and extend into the United States and Canada. This article focuses thematically on the Rockies of the USA and only touches aspects of the Rocky Mountains in Canada.
Regions
New Mexico has significant stakes in the Rocky Mountains. In Canada they traverse parts of the provinces Alberta and British Columbia.
places
In the USA:
In Canada:
Other goals
In the USA:
In Canada:
background
language
getting there
The largest airport in the region is Denver International Airport
(IATA: THE), which is one of the busiest airports in the USA and serves as a hub for United Airlines and the low-cost airline Frontier Airlines. There are also direct flights from Europe, e.g. B. with Lufthansa from Frankfurt and Munich. Other notable airports are in Boise (Idaho), Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Aspen (Colorado), Bozeman, Billings and Missoula (Montana) and Jackson (Wyoming) - but these are only important for domestic flights.
Several long-distance trains run through the region Amtrak: The California Zephyr (Chicago – Denver – San Francisco) drives through the middle of Colorado and stops in Denver and others. in Granby at Rocky Mountain National Park and Glenwood Springs near Aspen Ski Resort. The Empire Builder (Chicago – Minneapolis – Portland / Seattle), on the other hand, travels parallel to the Canadian border through the northern parts of Montana and Idaho, stopping among others. in Havre, Glacier National Park, and Sandpoint. The Southwest Chief (Chicago – Kansas City – Los Angeles) ultimately only drives a short distance through the southeast of Colorado with stops in La Junta and Trinidad.
