Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada region of is its alpine region, covering a large portion of the state's inland territory. Rugged mountains and awe-inspiring canyons in the area's national parks and forests are truly part of the United States' national wilderness treasures.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mount Whitney and Truckee.
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is in the Sierra Nevada range in .
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is a pleasant town of 17,000 people in the region of .
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is a massive lake that sits at over 6,000…

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Eastern Sierra and Lake Tahoe.
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The is the remote east side of the…
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is a popular vacation and recreation region…
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is in the Sierra Nevada mountains of .
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is located in the sparsely populated…
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is a national park and a UNESCO…
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are two…
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The , in and , feature…

Sierra Nevada

  • Mountain range
  • Description: mountain range in California and Nevada in the United States
  • Also known as
    “Blaue Berge”
    “California Range”
    “Cordilleras of California”
    “High Sierra”
    “Kay-o-pha”
    “Santa Lucia Range”
    “Sierra Neauados”
    “Sierra Neuado”
    “Sierra Nevada Mountains”
    “Sierra Nevadas”
    “Sierra San Marcos”
    “Sierras Nevadas”
    “Skye Mountains”
    “Snowy Mountains”
    “The Sierras”
  • Location
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Latitude of center
36.58° or 36° 34′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
-118.3° or 118° 18′ west
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5121783821
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
5395648
Wiki­data ID
Q26777

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Sierra Nevada” goes by many names.
Sierra NevadaAfrikaans
Sierra NevadaAlbanian
سيرا نيفاداArabic
سييرا نيفاداArabic
Սիեռա ՆևադաArmenian
Syerra-NevadaAzerbaijani
Syerra-Nevada (ABŞ)Azerbaijani
Сьерра-НевадаBashkir
Сьерра-Невада (АҠШ)Bashkir
Sierra NevadaBasque
Сьера НэвадаBelarusian
Сьера-НевадаBelarusian
সিয়েরা নেভাদাBengali
Sierra NevadaBreton
Сиера НевадаBulgarian
Serra NevadaCatalan
Sierra NevadaCatalan
Sierra NevadaCebuano
內華達山脈Chinese
內華達山脈 (美國)Chinese
Sierra NevadaCroatian
Sierra NevadaCzech
Sierra NevadaDanish
The Sierra NevadasDanish
Sierra NevadaDutch
SierrasDutch
The SierraDutch
The SierrasDutch
سييرا نيفاداEgyptian Arabic
Montaro NevadoEsperanto
Sierra NevadaEsperanto
Sierra NevadaEstonian
Sierra NevadaFinnish
Sierra NevadaFrench
Serra NevadaGalician
Serra Nevada, Estados Unidos de AméricaGalician
სიერა-ნევადაGeorgian
Sierra NevadaGerman
Σιέρρα ΝεβάδαGreek
סיירה נבדהHebrew
सिएरा नेवाडाHindi
सिएरा नेवादाHindi
Sierra NevadaHungarian
Sierra NevadaIcelandic
Sierra Nevada (Bandaríkin)Icelandic
Pegunungan Sierra NevadaIndonesian
Sierra NevadaIndonesian
Sierra NevadaIrish
Sierra NevadaItalian
シエラネヴァダ山脈Japanese
シエラネバダ山脈Japanese
시에라네바다 산맥Korean
Serra NivataLatin
SjerranevadaLatvian
Sjerranevada (ASV)Latvian
Siera NevadaLithuanian
Сиера НевадаMacedonian
Sierra NevadaMalay
Sierra Nevada (Amerika Syarikat)Malay
സിയേറ നെവാഡMalayalam
सियेरा नेव्हाडाMarathi
Сьерра Невада нурууMongolian
Sierra NevadaNorthern Frisian
Sierra Nevada (USA)Northern Frisian
Sierra NevadaNorwegian
Sierra NevadaNorwegian Bokmål
Sierra Nevada i USANorwegian Nynorsk
Sierra NevadaOccitan (post 1500)
رشتهٔ کوهٔ نواداPersian
سیرا نواداPersian
Sierra NevadaPolish
Serra NevadaPortuguese
Serra Nevada (Estados Unidos)Portuguese
Sierra NevadaPortuguese
Sierra NevadaRomanian
Sierra Nevada(S.U.A.)Romanian
Сьерра-НевадаRussian
Sierra NevadaScots
Beanntan Sierra NevadaScottish Gaelic
Beantainn Sierra NevadaScottish Gaelic
Sierra NevadaSerbian
Сијера НевадаSerbian
Sierra NevadaSerbo-Croatian
Sierra NevadaSlovak
Sierra NevadaSlovenian
Sierra NevadaSpanish
The SierraSpanish
Sierra NevadaSwahili
Sierra NevadaSwedish
சியேரா நிவாடாTamil
เซียร์ราเนวาดาThai
Sierra NevadaTurkish
Сьєрра-НевадаUkrainian
Sierra NevadaUzbek
Sierra Nevada (AQSh)Uzbek
Siera NevadaVenetian
Sierra NevadaVietnamese
Sierra Nevada, Estados UnidosWaray (Philippines)
Sierra NevadaWelsh
Sierra NevadaWestern Frisian
سیرانیواداWestern Panjabi
内华达山脉Wu Chinese
内华达山脉（美国）Wu Chinese
內華達山脈Yue Chinese
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