Sierra Nevada region of California

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The Sierra Nevada region of California is a major mountain range known for its towering granite peaks, extensive forests, and iconic natural landmarks such as Yosemite National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
approximateLength about 400 miles ⓘ
about 640 kilometers ⓘ
approximateWidth about 80 miles ⓘ
borders Central Valley of California ⓘ
linked to: Central Valley

Great Basin ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate at lower elevations ⓘ
alpine climate at higher elevations ⓘ
contains Ansel Adams Wilderness ⓘ
Eldorado National Forest ⓘ
Giant Sequoia groves ⓘ
Hetch Hetchy Valley ⓘ
Inyo National Forest ⓘ
John Muir Wilderness ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
Lake Tahoe ⓘ
Mammoth Lakes ⓘ
linked to: Mammoth Lakes area

Mount Whitney ⓘ
Plumas National Forest ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ
Sierra National Forest ⓘ
Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ
Tahoe National Forest ⓘ
Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
Yosemite Valley ⓘ
containsSpecies California spotted owl ⓘ
Jeffrey pine ⓘ
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) ⓘ
linked to: giant sequoia

lodgepole pine ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
ponderosa pine ⓘ
linked to: Ponderosa pine
country United States of America ⓘ
drainage Great Basin endorheic basins ⓘ
Sacramento River watershed ⓘ
San Joaquin River watershed ⓘ
ecoregion Sierra Nevada forests ⓘ
extendsFrom Cascade Range region of northern California ⓘ
extendsTo Tehachapi Mountains in the south ⓘ
geologicalComposition granite ⓘ
igneous rock ⓘ
geologicOrigin Mesozoic batholith emplacement ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Whitney ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 14,505 feet ⓘ
approximately 4,421 meters ⓘ
knownFor alpine scenery ⓘ
extensive coniferous forests ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ
towering granite peaks ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Western United States ⓘ
majorHumanUse camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
water supply for California ⓘ
namedAfter Spanish term "Sierra Nevada" meaning "snowy range" ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf North American Cordillera ⓘ
shapedBy Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
state California ⓘ
traversedBy John Muir Trail ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
Sierra Nevada crest ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada
vegetation alpine meadows ⓘ
mixed conifer forests ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ

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Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians → traditionalTerritory → Sierra Nevada region of California ⓘ
Bear River (Feather River tributary) → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
subject linked to: Bear River
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Mount Eisen → category → Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States) ⓘ
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Mount Lawson → within → Sierra Nevada region of California ⓘ
Mount Stewart → isPartOf → Sierra Nevada region of California ⓘ
Mount Francis Farquhar → isWithin → Sierra Nevada wilderness region ⓘ
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Apple Hill agricultural area → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Murphys → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Chester, California → region → Sierra Nevada region of California ⓘ
Fresno Flats → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Sierra County → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Convict Lake Road → hasScenicViewOf → Sierra Nevada mountains near Convict Lake ⓘ
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Joseph R. Walker → areaOfActivity → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Plumas County, California → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Dollar Point, California → isPartOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Nevada State Route 28 → traverses → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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California State Route 270 → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Pollock Pines, California → isPartOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Mount Rose Highway → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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American Valley → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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CA 190 → regionServed → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Tilden Daken → associatedWith → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Quincy, California → region → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
subject linked to: Quincy
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nsq (Northern Sierra Miwok) → indigenousTo → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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CA 108 → passesThrough → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Washoe language → linguisticArea → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Great Western Power Company → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region of California ⓘ
Feather River Project → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region of California ⓘ
Lake Almanor Peninsula, California → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Samuel S. Montague → workLocation → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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CA 20 → traverses → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Cherry Valley (Tuolumne County, California) → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada (California) region ⓘ
subject linked to: Cherry Valley
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Me-Wuk people → indigenousTo → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Big Pine Creek → locatedInProtectedArea → Sierra Nevada region of California public lands ⓘ
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Sierra Nevada red fox → endemicTo → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California → isIndigenousTo → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Portola, California → locatedInMetaregion → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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State Route 80 corridor in California → connects → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Starratt, California → region → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Mount Wallace → isPartOf → California high Sierra ⓘ
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How Like an Angel → setting → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Norman Clyde → residence → Sierra Nevada, California, United States ⓘ
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State Route 190 → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Janesville → locatedInMountainRegion → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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California's 4th congressional district → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Owens River Valley → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
subject linked to: Owens River valley
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South Lake Landing → partOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Gold Country Highway → passesThrough → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs → hasViewOf → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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Highway 4 corridor → locatedIn → Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
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