Sierra Nevada

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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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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

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Evolution Basin locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Evolution Basin partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Dinkey Lakes Wilderness locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Dinkey Lakes Wilderness mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Ride the High Country filmingLocation Sierra Nevada
Don Pedro Reservoir locatedInRegion Sierra Nevada
western Nevada adjacentTo Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Western Nevada
Palisade Basin locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Palisade Basin mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Great Basin Range boundedBy Sierra Nevada
Kaweah Peaks Ridge locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Kaweah Peaks Ridge mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Kaweah Peaks Ridge partOf Sierra Nevada
Cloud Canyon locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Kaweah River headwaters locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Zephyr Cove, Nevada locatedInRegion Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada ecosystem locatedIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Sequoia National Forest (part) locatedIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (California)
Mono Lake locatedNear Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
North Lake Tahoe near Sierra Nevada
Reno, Nevada (approximately 30–35 miles east) locatedNear Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada (approximately 30–35 miles east) nearMountainRange Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Reno, Nevada
Sonora, California region Sierra Nevada
Carson Valley hasViewOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Kings Canyon headwaters locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Cathedral Peak locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Cathedral Peak mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Minden–Tahoe Airport nearGeographicalFeature Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Sierra Nevada batholith locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada batholith underlies Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
North Guard locatedIn Sierra Nevada
North Guard mountainRange Sierra Nevada
North Guard partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain system
South Guard locatedIn Sierra Nevada
South Guard mountainRange Sierra Nevada
South Guard partOf Sierra Nevada
Black Kaweah locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Eisen locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Eisen mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Mount Eisen isPartOf Sierra Nevada
Table Mountain locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Table Mountain (Sierra Nevada, California)
Table Mountain partOf Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Table Mountain (Sierra Nevada, California)
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Mount Lawson locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Lawson mountainRange Sierra Nevada