Map of the Rockies
The whole Rockies on real terrain, from our satellite elevation model — the full arc masked to the range’s mapped boundary, with 9 of its great peaks pinned (each labelled with its surveyed height). Mount Elbert tops them all at 14,439 ft (4,401 m). Drag to spin it (two-finger to orbit on mobile).
Where are the Rockies?
The Rockies lie across 2 countries. By area the range is dominated by the United States and Canada — together about 100% of it. Each share below is this page’s own measurement: the range boundary intersected with each country’s outline, by true (geodesic) area.
| Country | Share of range | Area |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 69.9% | 156,650 mi² (405,723 km²) |
| Canada | 30.1% | 67,455 mi² (174,708 km²) |
Range boundary: GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard extent). Country outlines: geoBoundaries ADM0. Computed range area 580,430 km² — within about 1% of GMBA’s published 580,332 km².
The highest peak: Mount Elbert
The highest point of the Rockies is Mount Elbert, at 14,439 ft (4,401 m) — the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains.
Zooming to the roof of the range — a fine ~63 m model of the Mount Elbert massif.
Great peaks of the Rockies
The highest summit plus each state and province high point across the range — a selection, not the tallest by count. Each is pinned on the map above; the heights here are the surveyed figures.
| Peak | Elevation | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Elberthighest | 14,439 ft (4,401 m) | Colorado, USA | Highest in the Rocky Mountains |
| Pikes Peak | 14,108 ft (4,300 m) | Colorado, USA | “America’s Mountain” |
| Gannett Peak | 13,812 ft (4,210 m) | Wyoming, USA | Highest in Wyoming |
| Grand Teton | 13,776 ft (4,199 m) | Wyoming, USA | Iconic Teton Range |
| Kings Peak | 13,527 ft (4,123 m) | Utah, USA | Highest in Utah |
| Wheeler Peak | 13,166 ft (4,013 m) | New Mexico, USA | Highest in New Mexico (southern terminus) |
| Mount Robson | 12,972 ft (3,954 m) | British Columbia, Canada | Highest of the Canadian Rockies |
| Granite Peak | 12,808 ft (3,904 m) | Montana, USA | Highest in Montana |
| Borah Peak | 12,661 ft (3,859 m) | Idaho, USA | Highest in Idaho |
Relief and elevation range
Across the mapped range the land runs from about 922 ft (281 m) on the valley floors to 13,888 ft (4,233 m) at the highest ground — a vertical range of 12,966 ft (3,952 m), which puts the Rockies in the high-relief class. The mean elevation is 6,611 ft (2,015 m) and the median 6,532 ft (1,991 m); the two sitting close together says the height is spread broadly across the range, not concentrated in a few peaks over otherwise low ground.
The distribution above is the share of the range’s area at each elevation, computed from the same satellite model as the maps. It reads the Rockies as a true massif — a large area held high — rather than a thin crest.
Rockies FAQ
- How many countries do the Rockies cross?
- The range has a substantial footprint in 2 countries — the United States and Canada hold the largest shares.
- How long are the Rockies?
- The Rockies arc roughly 4,800 km down western North America, from British Columbia and Alberta to northern New Mexico. The map above shows that whole arc masked to the range’s mapped boundary.
- How were the Rockies formed?
- The Rocky Mountains were raised largely by the Laramide orogeny, a mountain-building episode that folded and thrust up the rock of western North America and forms the Continental Divide.
- Is Mount Elbert the highest peak in the Rockies?
- Yes. Mount Elbert, at 14,439 ft (4,401 m), is the highest point anywhere in the Rockies. The next-highest of the peaks pinned here, Pikes Peak, is about 331 ft (101 m) lower.
Related ranges
More of the world’s mountains, rendered the same way — explore other ranges in 3D.
- Sierra Nevada↑ Mount Whitney, 14,505 ft (4,421 m)
- Cascades↑ Mount Rainier, 14,409 ft (4,392 m)
- Appalachians↑ Mount Mitchell, 6,683 ft (2,037 m)
- Andes↑ Aconcagua, 22,838 ft (6,961 m)
- Alps↑ Mont Blanc, 15,766 ft (4,805.59 m)
- Himalayas↑ Mount Everest, 29,032 ft (8,848.86 m)
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (ESA), sampled over the range and masked to its boundary. The range boundary is the GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard extent; Snethlage et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Country outlines from geoBoundaries. Every figure on this page is computed from these sources; the surveyed Mount Elbert height is the one exception, cited above. See the methodology. Data as of 2026-08-21.