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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Mulhacén mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Mount Diablo hasNotableView Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (on clear days)
Desolation Wilderness (part) locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Desolation Wilderness
Pollock Pines locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Lyell Glacier locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Manzanar National Historic Site locatedNear Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (United States)
Yosemite Falls Trail region Sierra Nevada
High Sierra partOf Sierra Nevada
High Sierra mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Douglas County, Nevada borderCrosses Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
PCT follows Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail
PCT passesThrough Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Oakhurst locatedInRegion Sierra Nevada
Panorama Trail partOf Sierra Nevada
Rainbow Falls mountainRange Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Rainbow Falls (Mammoth Lakes)
Mount Ritter locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Mount Ritter range Sierra Nevada
Devils Postpile National Monument partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada physiographic province
Forester Pass locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Forester Pass mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Forester Pass crosses Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
Yosemite Wilderness locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Monarch Wilderness (partly) locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Monarch Wilderness
Monarch Wilderness (partly) partOf Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Monarch Wilderness
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Long Valley Caldera locatedNear Sierra Nevada
Echo Summit locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Echo Summit partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Echo Summit hasViewOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada peaks
Monitor Pass locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Monitor Pass mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Bootjack partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Salathé Wall region Sierra Nevada
The Captain partOf Sierra Nevada
eastern California adjacentTo Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Eastern California
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
Coquette Island partOf Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Fannette Island
Inyo Mountains separatedFrom Sierra Nevada
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
Fish Camp locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Fish Camp, California
Freerider mountainRange Sierra Nevada
State Route 168 locatedIn Sierra Nevada
State Route 168 providesAccessTo Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Baranoff Island partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Hot Creek Geological Site hasView Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Carson Range partOf Sierra Nevada
Walker Pass locatedInMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Wawona locatedIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (United States)
Cathedral Rocks partOf Sierra Nevada