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Rocky Mountain National Park has some of the most easily-accessible tundra in the country.

Rocky Mountain National Park

In additon to the tundra environment, the park encompasses subalpine forests, montane forests, mountain meadows and shrublands, and riparian environments. The different characteristics of the west and east sides of the park offer a chance to appreciate the effects of orographic precipitation on plant and animal life.

Playlist of videos about the area.

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1. Missouri Botanical Garden
2. Onondaga Cave State Park
3. Konza Prairie (LTER Site)
4. Interior Wetlands &
  Mixed Grass Prairie
5. Pawnee National Grassland (LTER Site)
6. Rocky Mounatin National Park
7. Trip 6 Zoos
8. Platte River Valley
- Trip 6 Topics
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North Central Colorado [40.5^oN, 105.7^oW]

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Sources:

National Park Service
American Park Network
Estes Park Wildwatch
The Tundra - Susan Woodward, Radford University
TundraCam
Tundra Biome - Missouri Botanical Garden
Tundra: The Not-So Barren Land - University of California Museum of Paleontology
Brittanica's entry on tundra
Guide to the Mammals of Colorado - Colorado Department of Wildlife
See their checklist.
Emerick, J.C. Rocky Mountain National Park Natural History Handbook. Rocky Mountain Nature Association. 1995.
Kershaw, L. et. al. Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing. 1998.
Raup, O.B. Geology Along Trail Ridge Road. Rocky Mountain Nature Association. 1996.
Halfpenny, J.C. Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains. Falcon Publishing, Inc. 1998.

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