On January 12, 1915 Congress passed legislation making a National Park in Colorado named after a major mountain range. These mountains start in Canada and go all the way to New Mexico (more than 3,000 miles).
These mountains were formed somewhere between 80 and 55 million years ago. Since then erosion has changed them into what they are today. Much of this area is protected by our goverment and is a great source of tourism.
Did you know that on one side of these mountains water flows to the Atlantic Ocean and on the other, to the Pacific? The place where the division occurs is called the Continental Divide.
Do you know the name of these famous mountains?
Answer: The Rocky Mountains
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