Out west, the Rocky Mountains play a major role in winter weather across North America. But do the Smokies do the same for ...

The United States is home to some of the most awe-inspiring mountain towns in the world — places where jagged peaks meet ...

The Rocky Mountains have always looked like a geological non sequitur, a towering spine of peaks sitting far from the grinding edge of any modern tectonic plate boundary. For decades, geologists tried ...

These five states have the most mountain ranges in the United States, and the vast majority are found in the western portion of the country.

Introduction -- Pioneer geologists of the American West / Dr W. Lyle Dockery -- Physical geology -- Regional geography -- Cities, towns and highways / American Association of Petroleum Geologists and ...

The pristine white snowpack blanketing the Rocky Mountains may look pure, but a new study reveals it carries an invisible ...