Located within the North American Cordillera , the Rockies are distinct from the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada , which all lie farther to the west.
ຕັ້ງຢູ່ພາຍໃນ Cordillera ແຫ່ງອາເມຣິກາເຫນືອ, Rockies ແມ່ນແຕກຕ່າງຈາກ Cascade Range ແລະ Sierra Nevada, ເຊິ່ງທັງ ຫມົດ ຕັ້ງຢູ່ທາງທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ.