NA19 · Northern America · Intermountain West

Colorado Plateau & Mountain Forests

Red-rock canyons, mesas and high plateaus carved by the Colorado River meet the southern Rocky Mountains. Semi-arid with cold winters, it holds pinyon-juniper, ponderosa and spruce forests and is the homeland of Diné (Navajo), Hopi, Ute and Pueblo peoples.

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