Sierra Nevada (US)

For the mountain range in Spain see Sierra Nevada (Spain)

The Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "Snowy Range") is a mountain range that is almost entirely in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. The range is also known as The Sierra and The Sierras.

Mount Darwin, a part of Sierra Nevada

Map of where the Sierra Nevada range is in California

GeographyEdit

The Sierra Nevada stretches 400 miles (650 km), from Fredonyer Pass in the north to Tehachapi Pass in the south. It is bounded on the west by California's Central Valley, and on the east by the Great Basin.

Other websitesEdit

List of Sierra Peaks at climber.org
The Mountains of California Archived 2014-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
Geological Time Line for the Sierra Nevada, National Park Service Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine

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