western Sierra Nevada
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The western Sierra Nevada is a mountainous region in California characterized by mixed-conifer forests, steep granite terrain, and diverse wildlife habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| western Sierra Nevada canonical | 3 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ |
| borders | Central Valley of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
American River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feather River NERFINISHED ⓘ Merced River NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanislaus River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuolumne River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Sacramento River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Joaquin River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Mediterranean climate
ⓘ
dry summers ⓘ wet winters ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | mixed-conifer forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep river canyons
ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ granite domes ⓘ steep western slopes ⓘ |
| hasLandform | granite mountains ⓘ |
| hasPlantSpecies |
black oak
ⓘ
giant sequoia ⓘ incense-cedar ⓘ ponderosa pine ⓘ sugar pine ⓘ white fir ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | steep granite terrain ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
chaparral
ⓘ
mixed-conifer forests ⓘ oak woodlands ⓘ riparian forests ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
California spotted owl
ⓘ
Douglas squirrel ⓘ Sierra Nevada red fox ⓘ Steller's jay NERFINISHED ⓘ black bear ⓘ bobcat ⓘ coyote ⓘ gray fox ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ mule deer ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
California water supply
ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy | orographic precipitation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ skiing ⓘ timber harvesting ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.