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 explaining the natural history of scenic and scientific areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the 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