Front Range

American  

noun

1. a mountain range extending from central Colorado to S Wyoming: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Grays Peak, 14,274 feet (4,350 meters).

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Example Sentences

Parts of the Front Range, the easternmost section of the Southern Rocky Mountains, saw winds as strong as 85 miles an hour blowing debris and kindling-dry brush against the power lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s been 20 years since I retired from the Air Force and 40 years since I first entered Cheyenne Mountain, America’s nuclear redoubt at the southern end of the Front Range that includes Pikes Peak in Colorado.

From Salon

“There are so many obstacles students face, from transportation to work schedules to child care. Some can only take classes in the afternoon or on the weekends,” said Matt Jamison, associate vice president of academic success at Front Range Community College in Colorado.

From Los Angeles Times

Like most amateur fighters, 34-year-old Zerlentes embraced a career away from the ropes, working as a geography and economics professor at Front Range Community College's Larimer County campus, earning a master's and PhD.

From BBC

The study, recently published in Earth's Future, considers the hydrologic, engineered and institutional systems that govern water along the fast-growing Front Range communities in Colorado, testing a two-way option contract for water users that can quickly respond to wet or dry conditions.

From Science Daily