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).
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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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Sierra Nevada, which introduced its small-can Pils brew last fall, quickly found that it was a strong seller.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Route 395 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Tayrona Park and Sierra Nevada National Park together received more than 873,000 visitors last year.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The National Weather Service had issued a red flag warning for the Sierra Nevada range today, as they did almost every other day in the fall.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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