Sierra Nevada, California

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sierra_Nevada,_California

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	mountain range
gptkbp:age	Mesozoic
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Cascade_Range gptkb:Tehachapi_Mountains gptkb:Central_Valley gptkb:Great_Basin
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:Mediterranean alpine
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Lake_Tahoe gptkb:Sequoia_National_Park gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park gptkb:Ansel_Adams_Wilderness gptkb:Hetch_Hetchy_Valley gptkb:John_Muir_Wilderness gptkb:Sierra_National_Forest gptkb:Stanislaus_National_Forest gptkb:Desolation_Wilderness gptkb:Eldorado_National_Forest gptkb:Plumas_National_Forest gptkb:Tahoe_National_Forest gptkb:Inyo_National_Forest gptkb:Kings_Canyon_National_Park gptkb:Mammoth_Mountain gptkb:Mono_Lake gptkb:Tuolumne_Meadows Giant Sequoia groves
gptkbp:directionA	north-south
gptkbp:famousFor	hiking trails scenic beauty giant sequoia trees glacial valleys rock climbing ski resorts alpine lakes wildlife diversity
gptkbp:featureType	granitic batholith
gptkbp:formedBy	tectonic uplift
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Whitney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sierra Nevada, California
gptkbp:length	640 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter	Spanish for 'snowy mountain range'
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:American_Cordillera
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Sequoia_National_Park gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park gptkb:Kings_Canyon_National_Park multiple national forests
gptkbp:receivesSnow	yes
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Truckee_River gptkb:Merced_River gptkb:Tuolumne_River gptkb:Feather_River gptkb:Kings_River American River San Joaquin River
gptkbp:width	80 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Thomas_Ayres
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5