UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
NATURAL HISTORY HANDBOOK NUMBER THREE
This publication is one of a series of handbooks explainingthe natural history of scenic and scientific areas in theNational Park System administered by the National ParkService, U.S. Department of the Interior. It is printed bythe Government Printing Office and may be purchased fromthe Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., 20401
Price 35 cents
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL PARK · COLORADO
By Edwin C. Alberts
NATURAL HISTORY HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 3
Washington, D.C., 1954 (Revised 1963)
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Natural History Handbook Series
- No. 1. Olympic National Park
- No. 2. Badlands National Monument
- No. 3. Rocky Mountain National Park
- No. 4. Saguaro National Monument
- No. 5. Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Administration
Rocky Mountain National Park, established on January 26, 1915, and containingabout 410 square miles, is administered by the National Park Service,U.S. Department of the Interior.
The National Park System, of which this park is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for thebenefit and enjoyment of its people.
A superintendent is in immediate charge of Rocky Mountain National Park,with headquarters in Estes Park village on the east side of the park. Addresscommunications to the Superintendent, Rocky Mountain National Park, Box1086, Estes Park, Colo.
America’s Natural Resources
Created in 1849, the Department of the Interior—America’s Department ofNatural Resources—is concerned with the management, conservation, and developmentof the Nation’s water, wildlife, mineral, forest, and park and recreationalresources. It also has major responsibilities for Indian and territorialaffairs.
As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department works to assurethat nonrenewable resources are developed and used wisely, that park andrecreational resources are conserved, and that renewable resources make theirfull contribution to the progress, prosperity, and security of the United States—nowand in the future.