Rocky Mountain
National Park is a United States national park located approximately 76 mi (122
km) northwest of Denver International Airport in north-central Colorado, within
the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of
Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. The eastern and westerns
slopes of the Continental Divide run directly through the center of the park
with the headwaters of the Colorado River located in the park's northwestern
region. The main features of the park include mountains, alpine lakes and a
wide variety of wildlife within various climates and environments, from wooded
forests to mountain tundra.
The Rocky Mountain
National Park Act was signed by then–President Woodrow Wilson on January 26, 1915,
establishing the park boundaries and protecting the area for future
generations.The Civilian Conservation Corps built the main automobile route,
named Trail Ridge Road, in the 1930s.In 1976, UNESCO designated the park as one
of the first World Biosphere Reserves. In 2016, more than four and a half
million recreational visitors entered the park, which is an increase of about
nine percent from the prior year.
The park has a total
of five visitor centers with park headquarters located at the Beaver Meadows
Visitor Center—a National Historic Landmark designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright
School of Architecture at Taliesin West. National Forest lands surround the
park including Roosevelt National Forest to the north and east, Routt National
Forest to the north and west, and Arapaho National Forest to the west and
south, with the Indian Peaks Wilderness area located directly south of the
park. Source:-wikipedia
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