Why are the Rocky Mountains called the important feng shui mountains in the continental United States?

The most important watershed in the North American continent, except the St. Lawrence River, almost all the major rivers in North America originate here. The rivers to the west of the mountain range belong to the Pacific water system, and the rivers to the east of the mountain range belong to the Arctic Ocean water system and the Atlantic Ocean water system respectively. Snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains supplements the water sources of rivers and lakes, accounting for 65,438+0/4 of all fresh water sources in the United States. Rivers that originate in the Rocky Mountains flow into three oceans: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. These rivers include:

Arkansas River, Athabasca River of Athabasca River, Colorado River of Colorado River, Columbia River, Frazier River of Frazier River, Kutney River of Kutney River, Missouri River of Missouri River, Peace River of Pis River, Platte River of Platte River, Rio Grande River of Rio Grande River, saskatchewan river River of saskatchewan river, Snake River of Snake River and Huangshi River of yellowstone river.

The Rocky Mountains extend far from north to south, with diverse climates, with subtropical northern marginal climate at the southern end and Arctic climate at the northern end. However, the influence of mountains, high altitude and latitude changes in the southern continent is often weakened. There are two vertical climatic zones in most mountainous areas. The lower climate zone is cold temperate zone, and Leng Xia is cool in winter. In the south, 7000 above sea level? 10000 feet belongs to this climatic zone, and the higher the latitude, the lower the upper and lower limits. The higher climate zone is alpine climate and belongs to tundra type. Winter is cold, summer is short and cold; In the south, the snow on the highest peak can last until August, while in the north, there are still permanent glaciers in many high-altitude valleys.

The Rocky Mountains are an important climatic dividing line in the North American continent. It acts as a barrier to the eastward invasion of the polar Pacific air mass and the westward invasion of the polar Canadian air mass or the tropical Gulf of Mexico air mass, resulting in a huge difference in precipitation between the eastern and western parts of the mainland, which has a certain impact on the temperature distribution. The rain in winter is mainly in the west. Except for coastal areas and windward slopes north of latitude 40, the annual precipitation is below 500 mm, and the temperature in winter is higher than that in the eastern part of the same latitude. The eastern part is dominated by summer rain, and the annual precipitation is above 500 mm, except for the northern high latitude area and some great plains areas near the mountains.

Rocky Mountain has a plateau climate, with an annual average temperature of 6℃, the highest in July, with an average temperature of 28℃, 10/4℃, and an annual average rainfall of 360mm. The Rocky Mountain area is warm and dry in summer and cold and humid in winter.