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This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. For other uses, see Sierra Nevada (disambiguation).
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This list is about the Sierra Nevada of California, United States.

Principal mountains

Mount Whitney

List of mountains over 14,000 ft (4250 m) with 300 ft (90 m) of prominence: [1]

Other notable peaks:

Subranges

Counties in the Sierra

Sonora Peak, highest point in Alpine County

The Carson Range (a spur of the Sierra) extends into Nevada:

Principal rivers

The headwaters of the San Joaquin River

Prominent Lakes

Mono Lake as seen from Mount Dana.

Other natural features

Hetch Hetchy Valley

National parks and monuments

Devils Postpile

North to south:

Eastern side of the Sierra:

National forests

Wilderness areas

Mount Ritter and Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness

A total of over 3,726,000 acres (15,080 km2) in 26 separate areas [2]

State Parks

California

Bodie State Historic Park

Nevada

Trails and routes

Giant sequoia

General Sherman Tree

Mountain passes

Fires

Rim Fire

People related to the Sierra Nevada

John Muir

Relevant list articles

See also

References

  1. ^ "California 13,500-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Wilderness Areas in the Sierra Nevada". Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
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