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The states in the Rocky Mountains include:

Montana

Idaho

Utah

Nevada

Colorado

Wyoming

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The Rocky Mountains contain the highest peaks in central North America.

Some features of the Rocky Mountains include tall peaks, canyons, tundra regions, basins and valleys, and forested regions.

Water from the Rockies supplies about ¼ of the United States.

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The Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado—with a group of soldiers, missionaries, and African slaves—marched into the Rocky Mountain region from the south in 1540. The introduction of the horse, metal tools, rifles, new diseases, and different cultures profoundly changed the Native American cultures.

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Since the last great Ice Age, the Rocky Mountains were a sacred home first to Paleo-Indians and then to the Native American tribes of the:

Apache

Arapaho

Bannock

Blackfoot

Cheyenne

Crow

Flathead

Shoshoni

Sioux

Ute

And others

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Things grown in the Colorado Rocky Mountain area include:

grapes

peaches

hay

backyard tomatoes

corn

wheat

sheep

beef and more.

Nearly half of Colorado's 66 million acres are dedicated just to farms and ranches.

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The Rocky Mountains are important habitat for a great deal of wildlife, such as:

Elk

Moose

Mule deer

White-tailed deer

Pronghorn

Mountain goat

Bighorn sheep

Black bear

Grizzly bear

Gray wolf

Coyote

Cougar

Bobcat

Canada lynx

Wolverine

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Annually, in mid-August, the Colorado Scottish Festival takes place; it includes traditional games of mountaineers. Highland Games are one of the most interesting and old national traditions; they have been set in Scotland in the 11th century.

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The fish in the Rocky Mountains include:

Largemouth bass

Smallmouth bass

Brook trout

Brown trout

Cutthroat trout

Grayling

Rainbow trout

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The main food in the Rocky Mountains are:

Rocky Mountain Cuisine

Bison

Rocky Mountain Oysters

Each state has unique foods. For example, in Colorado, some common foods are:

Palisade peaches

Colorado craft beer

Green chili/pueblo chilies

Colorado lamb

Rocky Ford cantaloupe

Olathe sweet corn

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In Colorado, the most common dish is green chillies.

In Idaho, the most common dish is potatoes, mashed, fried, and baked.