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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Avalanche Pass mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Hawthorne, Nevada locatedNear Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Lake Isabella hasNearbyMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Spooner Summit trailheads regionType Sierra Nevada
Cosumnes River sourceLocation Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada, California
Sierra Nevada river system locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada river system drains Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Fourteeners of California locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Sierra Peaks Section region Sierra Nevada
Southwest Chute locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Southwest Chute mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Glacier Lodge trailhead locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Bishop Creek Canyon partOf Sierra Nevada
North Lake (Bishop area) locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Thunder Mountain locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Thunder Mountain (Sequoia National Park)
Thunder Mountain mountainRange Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Thunder Mountain (Sequoia National Park)
Thunder Mountain hasView Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Thunder Mountain (Sequoia National Park)
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada peaks
Engelmann spruce nativeTo Sierra Nevada
Starlight Peak locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Starlight Peak mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Clouds Rest Trail partOf Sierra Nevada
Clouds Rest Trail offersViewOf Sierra Nevada
Clouds Rest Trail region Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada, California
Merced Lake locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Merced Lake withinRange Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Merced Lake Trail locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Thunderbolt Peak locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Thunderbolt Peak partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Thunderbolt Peak mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Grizzly Peak mountain icon inspiredBy Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
California Gold Country partOf Sierra Nevada
California State Route 267 region Sierra Nevada
California State Route 267 crosses Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Chief Tenaya associatedWithPlace Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada, California
Mirror Lake area partOf Sierra Nevada
Haemorhous cassinii distribution Sierra Nevada
Minden, Nevada locatedNear Sierra Nevada
Meadows of California foundIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Roaring River Falls partOf Sierra Nevada
Rae Lakes Loop locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Rae Lakes Loop partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Glen Pass locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Glen Pass inMountainRange Sierra Nevada