Where Are the Rocky Mountains? (Where Is?) - Softcover

Fabiny, Sarah; Who HQ

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593890906 ISBN 13: 9780593890905

Publisher: Penguin Workshop, 2026

Synopsis

Did you know that the Rocky Mountains are more than three thousand miles long and span both the United States and Canada? Learn more about these majestic mountains in this book for young readers!

The Rocky Mountains are split into four groups: the Canadian and Northern Rockies, the Middle Rockies, the Southern Rockies, and the Colorado Plateau. Seven different national parks across the United States and Canada have parts of the Rocky Mountains within their borders, including Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Thanks to the vast distance the mountains cover, the land is home to a wide range of wildlife including grizzly bears, mountain goats, great gray owls, snakes, lizards, and prairie dogs. For thousands of years, the majesty of this mountain range has dazzled those who call it home, from First Nations people to European explorers, and those who live there today.

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Sarah Fabiny has written several Who HQ titles, including Who Was Ida B. Wells?, Who Is Billie Jean King?, Was Was Frida Kahlo?, and Where Is Yellowstone?

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Where Are the Rocky Mountains?

One of the most impressive accomplishments that a hiker can achieve in the United States is completing the Triple Crown, a challenging collection of incredibly long hikes. There are three hiking trails that come together to make the Triple Crown: the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. The Appalachian Trail is more than 2,190 miles long and runs from Maine all the way down to Georgia. The Pacific Crest Trail winds through Washington, Oregon, and California, and is 2,653 miles long. The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) stretches about 3,100 miles through the Rocky Mountains from the border of Canada to the border of Mexico. Fewer than eight hundred people have managed to complete all three of these hikes, and the CDT is considered to be the most challenging. Fewer than half of all people who attempt to hike this trail actually complete it.

One of the reasons the CDT is so difficult to hike is because the entire route runs along the Rocky Mountains. The mountains have rocky, uneven trails and steep climbs that are challenging even for experienced hikers. The weather is also very unpredictable, with high winds and lightning frequently chasing travelers off the trail. It takes most hikers about six months to complete the hike. However, the trail passes through twenty-one wilderness areas, three national parks, and one national monument. So the three-thousand-plus miles are filled with some of the most stunning landscapes in North America—and the world.

If you decided to hike the CDT, you would cover only a fraction of the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountains run up into Canada for one thousand more miles through the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. (A province in Canada is similar to a state in the United States.) In fact, the Rocky Mountains are part of a collection of mountain ranges that run from Alaska all the way down to the tip of South America. This is why many call the Rocky Mountains the backbone of North America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593890906
• ISBN 13: 9780593890905
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Copeland Gregory
• Number of pages: 112