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batholith and igneous. The Sierra Nevada ( / siˌɛrə nɪˈvædə, - ˈvɑːd -/ see-ERR-ə niv-A (H)D-ə) [6] [a] is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada.
Sierra College. / 38.788637; -121.209496. Sierra College is a public community college in Rocklin, California. It is part of the Sierra Joint Community College District, a district that covers over 3,200 square miles (8,300 km 2 ), serves Placer, Nevada and parts of El Dorado and Sacramento counties.
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consist of an almost continuous sequence that ...
Sierra City, California. / 39.57333°N 120.63694°W / 39.57333; -120.63694. Sierra City ( Sierra, Spanish for "mountain range") is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. [2] The elevation of Sierra City is 4,147 feet (1,264 m), [2] and the town is situated in the canyon of the North Yuba River on ...
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6,700 feet (2,000 m) [1] The High Sierra Trail (HST) is a hiking trail in Sequoia National Park, California. The trail crosses the Sierra Nevada from west to east. According to the Yosemite Decimal System, the HST is a Class 1/Class 2 trail, which means simple scrambling, with the possibility of occasional use of the hands for balance. [2]
The Sierra Madre Oriental (Spanish: [ˈsjera ˈmaðɾe oɾjenˈtal] ⓘ) is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico.The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America, and Antarctica.
Sierra Point (Yosemite) Coordinates: 37.727286°N 119.554494°W. Sierra Point seen from the top of Vernal Fall. Illilouette Fall and Gorge from Sierra Point. Map showing Sierra Point and the Mist Trail. Sierra Point is an elevated viewpoint on a rocky outcropping of Yosemite National Park, at the eastern end of the valley, below Grizzly Peak ...