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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Tuolumne County → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Tuolumne County → region → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region of California
Tuolumne County → isPartOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Half Dome → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Half Dome → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Half Dome → isPartOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada batholith
Nevada Fall → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Carson Pass → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mountain States → hasMajorMountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Mother Lode region → partOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
forty-niners → mainDestinationRegion → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Central Pacific Railroad historic route → crosses → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Central Pacific Railroad historic route → crosses → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Kings River (nearby) → sourceRegion → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
subject surface form: Kings River
Crescent Meadow → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Lincoln Highway (historic alignment via U.S. 40) → passesThrough → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Whitney Portal region → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Madera County → isGatewayTo → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Glacier Point → locatedInMountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Yosemite Falls → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Yosemite Falls → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Zephyr Cove → hasGeographicalFeature → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Pacific Crest Trail → follows → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail → passesThrough → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail → highestPointLocatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail → crosses → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
Mount Lyell → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mount Lyell → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mount Lyell → liesOn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
Fannette Island → partOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Sand Harbor → region → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Sand Harbor → hasView → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Inyo County, California → contains → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (part)
El Dorado County → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Ponderosa pine → nativeTo → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Pacific coast of North America → borderedBy → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Mammoth Lakes area → partOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Sonora Pass → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin → borderedBy → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
Sierra Nevada passes → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Sierra Nevada passes → traverse → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Ebbetts Pass → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Ebbetts Pass → mountainRange → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Ebbetts Pass → crosses → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Basin and Range Province → boundedBy → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Tehachapi Mountains foothills → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Mariposa County → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Mariposa County → partOf → Sierra Nevada ⓘ
El Capitan → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada ⓘ