Rocky Mountain National Park
National park in Colorado, United States
Maps and aerial views
edit See also category: Maps of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Map of park
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Trail Ridge Road map
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Rocky Mountain National Park from the International Space Station
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Rocky Mountain National Park CO Topo Rainbow Zebra
Landscapes
editPeaks
edit See also category: Mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Longs Peak close-up
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Mounts Ypsilon (left of center), Chiquita (center), and Chapin (right), the three southernmost peaks of the Mummy Range
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Hallett Peak (left).
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Hallett Peak and Tyndall Glacier
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View from Forest Canyon Overlook
Bodies of water
edit See also categories: Lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park and Rivers and streams of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Bierstadt Lake
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Dream Lake
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Grand Lake on the western side of the park
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Moraine Park Valley
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Mill Creek
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The Big Thompson River on the east side of the park.
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The Colorado River in the Kawuneeche Valley.
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Loch Vale
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Glacier Gorge from Bear Lake
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Odessa Lake
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Odessa Lake from the head of the valley
Waterfalls
edit See also category: Waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Ouzel Falls
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Alluvial Fan Falls
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Calypso Cascades
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Chasm Falls
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Adams Falls
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Marguerite Falls
Visitor centers
edit See also category: Visitor centers in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Alpine Visitor Center
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Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and Park Headquarters
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Fall River Visitor Center
Access
editRoads and bridges
edit See also category: Roads and bridges of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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View to the south east from Trail Ridge Road
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Following Trail Ridge Road upward for 1,000 feet changes the climate and vegetation similar to driving 600 miles north.
Trails
edit See also category: Trails in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Colorado River Trailhead
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Dream Lake Trail
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North Inlet Trail
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Fern Lake Trail
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Ute Trail
Flora and fauna
edit See also categories: Animals of Rocky Mountain National Park, Flora of Rocky Mountain National Park and Biota of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Moose cow and calf
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Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, eating alpine plants
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Grazing Elk
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Vole
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Bird on a flower
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Cow elk on the tundra
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Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
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Anthophora montana (bee)
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Pteridium aquilinum subsp pubescens
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Red mushrooms
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Moraine Park, with dense montane forest (left), grassland and meandering stream
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Horseshoe Park, less dense tree growth (right) and green grasslands
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A view of a tundra landscape
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Yellow aspen leaves
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Bristlecone pines
History
edit See also categories: History of Rocky Mountain National Park and National Register of Historic Places in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Little Buckaroo Ranch Barn
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Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin
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Headquarters cabin to restored Holzwarth Dude Ranch
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Fall River Pass ranger station
Other
edit See also category: Rocky Mountain National Park.
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A sign for the Continental Divide
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Timber Creek Campground toward the Grand Lake entrance to the park
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Mushroom Rocks on a cloudy afternoon, July 29, 2010
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Banded gneiss rock near Bear Lake
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Aspen fall colors near Bear Lake