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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John areaOfActivity Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: John Muir
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (United States)
Donner Memorial State Park locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Plumas National Forest (part) locatedIn Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Plumas National Forest
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
American Cordillera hasPart Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (United States)
Lake Tahoe–Reno tourism corridor near Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Mokelumne River area hasRiverSourceIn Sierra Nevada
Nevada deserts influencedBy Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
California State Route 4 crosses Sierra Nevada
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks road system locatedIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (United States)
Wuksachi Village hasView Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Shasta red fir foundIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (northern part)
Northern Sierra Nevada locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Northern Sierra Nevada partOf Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountain range
South Fork American River sourceLocation Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada, California
General Grant Tree area locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Sparks, Nevada nearMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Emigrant Wilderness locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada Conservancy operatesIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Sierra Nevada Conservancy region Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Mineral King Road locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Big Four railroad magnate circle operatingArea Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Clovis locatedNear Sierra Nevada
Clovis hasNearbyMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Verdi borderedBy Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Verdi, Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Peter Washoe ("Washoe Pete") or the Washoe people nativeTo Sierra Nevada
subject surface form: Washoe people
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada region
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Cordilleran orogeny resultedIn Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Bishop, California locatedNear Sierra Nevada
California State Route 89 locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Lone Pine Creek mountainRange Sierra Nevada
The President Tree nativeRange Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada, California
The Senate Group withinMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Tioga Road corridor traverses Sierra Nevada
Central Pacific Railroad traversed Sierra Nevada
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
Lincoln Tree partOf Sierra Nevada
Tuolumne Meadows Grill region Sierra Nevada
Washington Tree isIn Sierra Nevada
Donner Party locatedIn Sierra Nevada
Fairview Dome mountainRange Sierra Nevada
Lake Almanor locatedInMountainRange Sierra Nevada
Modoc Plateau borderedBy Sierra Nevada