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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Reds Meadow Valley locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Reds Meadow Valley hasViewOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada peaks
Grizzly Peak inspiredBy Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Agnew Meadows locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Tyndall locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Tyndall mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Onion Valley trailhead locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Cottonwood Pass area partOf Sierra Nevada
Telescope Peak overlooks Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (California)
Telescope Peak hasViewOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (California)
Desolation Wilderness locatedIn Sierra Nevada
U.S. Highway 50 summit locatedIn Sierra Nevada
U.S. Highway 50 summit hasGeographicalContext Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada range
U.S. Highway 50 summit range Sierra Nevada
Texas Flake partOf Sierra Nevada
CA 180 locatedInRegion Sierra Nevada
CA 180 connects Sierra Nevada
Sierra County locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Sierra County namedAfter Sierra Nevada
Tenaya Lake partOf Sierra Nevada
Tenaya Lake withinMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Kings River canyon locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Kings River canyon mountainRange Sierra Nevada
General Grant Tree forest Sierra Nevada
Ritter Range locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Ritter Range mountainSystem Sierra Nevada
Illilouette Creek locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Tenaya Creek locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Tenaya Creek sourceRegion Sierra Nevada
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite locatedIn Sierra Nevada
CA 168 region Sierra Nevada
CA 168 locatedIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Shaver Lake, California locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Huntington Lake, California locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Kaiser Pass locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Kaiser Pass mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Kaiser Pass hasViewOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada peaks
SR 41 region Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (California)
CA 41 region Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: California State Route 41
Kern River sourceRegion Sierra Nevada
Kern River crosses Sierra Nevada
Highway 108 locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: California State Route 108
Highway 108 crosses Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: California State Route 108
Highway 108 hasScenicViewsOf Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: California State Route 108
Sentinel Bridge situatedWithin Sierra Nevada
Mount Rose locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Rose mountainRange Sierra Nevada