GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The words “Mountain states” generally refer to the U.S. States which encompass the U.S. Rocky Mountains. These are oriented north-south through portions of the states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -The south, the Western Rocky Mountains are bordered by the peaks of the Colorado Plateau in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Finally, to the west, they transition gradually into the Great Basin Ranges, which cover a substantial portion of Nevada, as well as parts of Idaho, Oregon, and California.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch 3, 000 miles (4, 800 kilometers) in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in the southwestern United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Intermountain Region encompasses nearly 34 million acres of National Forest System lands (the largest in the nation). The Region covers 13 National Forests and one National Grassland within Utah, Nevada, western Wyoming, southern Idaho, and a small portion of California.