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.