Mountain States

Also known as Mountain West, Interior West, Rocky Mountain States

region of the United States

Key facts

Country: United States
Census region: Western United States
Subregions: Southwest , Intermountain , Front Range
States: Arizona , Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , Wyoming
Largest city: Phoenix
Total: 855,767 sq mi (2,216,426 km )
Highest elevation mount elbert: 14,439 ft (4,401 m)

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The Teton Mountain Range in Wyoming, a subset of the Rocky Mountains Map of the Rocky Mountains of western North America

The Mountain states (also known as the Mountain West or the Interior West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. It is a subregion of the Western United States.