Colorado River Rocky Mountains Map. Colorado river major river of north america rising in the rocky mountains of colorado u s and flowing generally west and south for 1 450 miles 2 330 kilometers into the gulf of california in northwestern mexico. The colorado river headwaters scenic byway officially begins in rocky mountain national park just north of grand lake on highway 34 right near the river s headwaters.
The river flows south along the border of first nevada and arizona and then california and arizona. The colorado river and its branches supply water to about 40 million people. During the 18th and early 19th centuries many americans and spanish believed in the existence of the buenaventura river purported to run from the rocky mountains in utah or colorado to the pacific ocean.
The rocky mountains also known as the rockies are a major mountain range in western north america the rocky mountains stretch 3 000 mi 4 800 km in straight line distance from the northernmost part of british columbia in western canada to new mexico in the southwestern united states.
The dark colored pixels surrounding the bend in the river are lake mead. Colorado river major river of north america rising in the rocky mountains of colorado u s and flowing generally west and south for 1 450 miles 2 330 kilometers into the gulf of california in northwestern mexico. Once in mexico it flows into the colorado river delta. The rocky mountains also known as the rockies are a major mountain range in western north america the rocky mountains stretch 3 000 mi 4 800 km in straight line distance from the northernmost part of british columbia in western canada to new mexico in the southwestern united states.
