Rocky Mountain National Park is a scenic area of American wilderness that captures the power and beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Established on January 26, 1915, this park attracts around 3 million visitors a year, making it one of our country's most visited national parks.

The park is home to over 60 glacier-cut peaks that extend over 10,000 feet. The park has 5 valley glaciers, U-shaped valleys, and many glacial lakes(tarns). Herds of elk, colonies of beaver, and bands of bighorn sheep roam the park.

The park is located north-west of Boulder, Colorado in the Colorado Rockies, and includes the Continental Divide and the headwaters of the Colorado River in its land area. There are five visitor centers within the park and the park headquarters, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, is a National Historic Landmark, designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin West.

The park is accessed by three roads, U.S. Highway 34 and 36, and Colorado State Highway 7. State Highway 7 enters the park for less than a mile, where it provides access to the Lily Lake Visitor Center. Highway 36 enters the park on the east side, where it terminates after a few miles at Highway 34. Highway 34, known as Trail Ridge Road through the park, runs from the town of Estes Park, Colorado on the east to Grand Lake, Colorado on the south west. The road reaches 12,183 feet (3,183 meters) in elevation, and is closed in the winter due to snow.

The park is surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest on the north and east, Routt National Forest on the northwest, and Arapaho National Forest on the southwest.

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