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Why are the peaks of the rocky mountains are higher and more jagged than the appalachian mountains because?

April 26, 2017Appalachian jagged Mountains PEAKS Rocky

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Why are the peaks of the rocky mountains are higher and more jagged than the appalachian mountains because?

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The Appalachian mountains are about 400-500 million years old and have thus been eroded down. The Rocky mountains are very young (they are still being built) and are therefore much higher and jagged as the forces of erosion have not yet had time to grind them away.