Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
The Sierra Nevada (/siˈɛrə nᵻˈvɑːdə/ or /nᵻˈvædə/, Spaingie: [ˈsjera neˈβaða], snawy range[6]) is a moontain range in the wastren Unitit States, atween the Central Valley o Californie an the Basin an Range Province.
| Sierra Nevada | |
|---|---|
 The Sierra's Mills Creek cirque (center) is on the wast side of the Sierra Crest, sooth o Mono Loch (tap, blue). | |
| Heichest pynt | |
| Peak | Moont Whitney |
| Elevation | 14,505 ft (4,421 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.578580925°N 118.29199495°WCoordinates: 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.578580925°N 118.29199495°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Lenth | 400 mi (640 km) north-sooth frae Fredonyer Pass tae Tehachapi Pass [2] |
| Weenth | 65 mi (105 km) [3] |
| Aurie | 24,370 sq mi (63,100 km2) [4] |
| Namin | |
| Etymology | 1777: Spainyie for "snawy moontain range" |
| Nickname | the Sierra, the High Sierra, the Sierras, Range of Light (1894, John Muir)[5] |
| Geografie | |
 Poseetion o Sierra Nevada inside Californie
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| Kintra | Unitit States |
| States | Californie and Nevada |
| Range coordinates | 37°43′51″N 119°34′22″W / 37.73083°N 119.57278°W |
| Geology | |
| Age o rock | Mesozoic |
| Teep o rock | batholith and igneous |
References
eedit- ↑ "Mount Whitney". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
- ↑ "Sierra Nevada". Ecological Subregions of California. United States Forest Service. Archived frae the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sierra Nevada". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 29 Mey 2010.
- ↑ "The Sierra Nevada Region". USCB Biogeography lab. Archived frae the original on 14 Mey 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Muir, John (1894). Chapter 1: The Sierra Nevada. The Mountains of California. Archived frae the original on 20 Juin 2010. Retrieved 29 Mey 2010. freemit airtin in
|work=(help) - ↑ Carlson, Helen S. (1976). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8.