![]() ![]() Expansive vistas are visible from the Trail Ridge Road, which tops out at 3,713 meters (12,183 feet)-the highest road in any national park.Īt a lower elevation of 3,279 meters (10,758 feet), Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide. This treeless, high-elevation landscape comprises about one-third of the park’s 1,075 square kilometers (415 square miles). Even the “Never Summer Mountains”-a range along the park’s northwest border known to receive snow any time of year-appears to be temporarily snow-free.ĭuring the short summer season, the alpine tundra ecosystem above 3,300 meters (11,000 feet) appears light brown. Except for a few patches, seasonal snow is mostly gone. The diversity of the park’s landscape is visible in this image, acquired on September 20, 2014, with the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite. Roads and trails become accessible, allowing visitors easier access to the rugged mountain trails and vistas. Snow retreats and gives way to blooms of wildflowers, even at high elevations. ![]() Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park presents a very different landscape in summertime than in wintertime. ![]()
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