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Are The Rocky Mountains Older Than The Alps? – SabinoCanyon.com
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Wanting to see so many places in the US I tried to narrow down my decision by assessing whether I should skip the Rockies and spend more time in California. If the Alps are the more beautiful/impressive then maybe better to spend more time in California
When you're looking at any mountain, you're looking at its vertical exposure. The Rockies rest on a massive plateau that is already often nearly a mile high. Even western Kansas is 4500 feet high. So, if you look at say Pikes Peak, a mountain that's about 14, 500 feet, you may be standing on a flat prairie to the east that is already 5000' high. So... See more
Are the rockies bigger than the alps? - Answers
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