Sierra Nevada
Americannoun
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a mountain range in E California. Highest peak, Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4,420 meters).
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a mountain range in S Spain. Highest peak, Mulhacén, 11,420 feet (3,480 meters).
noun
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a mountain range in E California, parallel to the Coast Ranges. Highest peak: Mount Whitney, 4418 m (14 495 ft)
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a mountain range in SE Spain, mostly in Granada and Almería provinces. Highest peak: Cerro de Mulhacén, 3478 m (11 411 ft)
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Location of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the United States outside of Alaska.
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First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is internationally acclaimed for its spectacular granite cliffs, glaciers, waterfalls, sequoia trees and wildlife.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Whisenant had frequently posted about his adventures across the Sierra Nevada, not only rock climbing but also skiing, biking and camping across the mountains, according to his Instagram page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Two devastating wildfires that swept through California's Sierra Nevada in 2020 and 2021 killed thousands of giant sequoias.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
There was below-normal precipitation in interior areas like the Sierra Nevada and southeastern state deserts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
For two succeeding years I was alone each winter for eight months at a stretch in the Sierra Nevada mountains on Lake Tahoe.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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