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English: Rocky Mountains National Park (misnamed “Rocky Mountain National Park” by the American federal government) is part of Colorado's Front Range. The mountains in this area are part of the true Rocky Mountains (not all mts. in western North America are the “Rockies”). The American Rockies are subdivided into three physiographic provinces. This park is part of the Southern Rocky Mountains Physiographic Province, which has mountain ranges cored by Precambrian-aged igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Even in summertime, snow is present in the park's mountains. The coloring agent for the pink snow seen here is from the presence of cryophilic algae. “Cryo” means “ice” or “cold" and “philic” means “love”. So, ice-loving algae are present. Surprisingly, the algae are not red algae - they're actually green algae (chlorophytes). Dozens of species of snow algae have been described and named in western America. The reddish color is from a carotenoid pigment. The green algae also have chlorophyll, of course. Locality: view from Trail Ridge Road (Route 34), Rocky Mountains National Park, northern Colorado, USA |
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