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