Sierra Nevada

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geographical region mountain range

Sierra Nevada is a major mountain range in the western United States known for its dramatic granite peaks, extensive forests, and iconic natural landmarks such as Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe.

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All labels observed (37)

Label Occurrences
Sierra Nevada canonical 718
Sierra Nevada mountains 48
Sierra Nevada mountain range 32

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
age Mesozoic ⓘ
borderedBy Central Valley ⓘ
surface form: Central Valley of California

Great Basin ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate at lower elevations ⓘ
alpine climate at high elevations ⓘ
contains Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
surface form: Kings Canyon

Lake Tahoe ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin ⓘ
Mammoth Lakes area ⓘ
Mount Whitney ⓘ
surface form: Mount Whitney region

Yosemite National Park ⓘ
surface form: Yosemite Valley
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy Carson Pass ⓘ
Donner Pass ⓘ
Ebbetts Pass ⓘ
Sierra Nevada passes ⓘ
Sonora Pass ⓘ
Tioga Pass ⓘ
ecoregion Sierra Nevada forests ⓘ
elevation 4418 m ⓘ
fauna Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
mountain lion ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
geology batholith ⓘ
granite ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Eldorado National Forest ⓘ
Inyo National Forest ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
Lassen Volcanic National Park ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ
Sierra National Forest ⓘ
Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ
Tahoe National Forest ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Whitney ⓘ
historicalSignificance California Gold Rush ⓘ
importance major water source for California ⓘ
knownFor Lake Tahoe ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
alpine lakes ⓘ
dramatic granite peaks ⓘ
extensive forests ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ
gold deposits ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
ski resorts ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
majorRiverSource Carson River ⓘ
Sacramento River tributaries ⓘ
San Joaquin River ⓘ
Truckee River ⓘ
Walker River ⓘ
mountainSystem North American Cordillera ⓘ
namedAfter Spanish term for "snowy range" ⓘ
orogeny Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada orogeny
partlyLocatedIn Nevada ⓘ
snowCover significant winter snowpack ⓘ
traversedBy John Muir Trail ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
usedFor camping ⓘ
climbing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
vegetation alpine meadows ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ

Referenced by (942)

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California, United States → hasRegion → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
subject surface form: California
Sierra Nevada → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Mount Whitney
Sierra Nevada → orogeny → Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada orogeny
Sierra Nevada → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Lake Tahoe
Mojave Desert → borderedBy → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Yosemite National Park → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Lake Tahoe → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mount Whitney → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mount Whitney → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mount Whitney → isHighestPointOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mount Whitney → isPartOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada Batholith
I Love You, California → mentions → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Northern California → contains → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (California portion)
Sequoia National Park → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: southern Sierra Nevada
Sequoia National Park → ecosystem → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest
Sequoia National Park → region → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
North American Cordillera → contains → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
giant sequoia → nativeTo → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
South Lake Tahoe → partOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Heavenly Mountain Resort → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Heavenly Mountain Resort → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
western United States → hasPart → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Great Basin → borders → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
California Gold Rush → mainLocation → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Donner Pass → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Donner Pass → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Donner Pass → hasViewOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada peaks
California–Nevada border → follows → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
California–Nevada border → passesThrough → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area) → traverses → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
Central Valley → eastBoundary → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Heavenly Gondola → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Heavenly Gondola → offersViewOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Tioga Pass → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Tioga Pass → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Tioga Pass → hasViewOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada high country
Vernal Fall → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → nativeTo → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → endemicTo → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Kings Beach → locatedInRegion → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Squaw Valley → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Squaw Valley → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Northern Nevada → hasNearbyMountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Northern Nevada → borderFeature → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
U.S. Route 50 → crossesMountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
General Sherman Tree → region → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Crystal Cave → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Moro Rock → locatedInMountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ