Sierra Nevada, California, United States

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (96)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	mountain range
gptkbp:borders	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:John_Muir_Wilderness gptkb:Kings_Canyon_National_Park gptkb:Mammoth_Mountain gptkb:Mono_Lake
gptkbp:elevationM	4,421 m near sea level
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:John_Muir
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:Pacific_Crest_Trail hiking trails giant sequoia trees glacial valleys ski resorts alpine lakes
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:geology	geological formation granite
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Whitney
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sierra Nevada, California, United States
gptkbp:length	640 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter	Spanish for 'snowy mountain range'
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:LeConte_Falls gptkb:June_Lake gptkb:Burney_Falls gptkb:Shaver_Lake gptkb:Whiskeytown_Falls gptkb:Lake_Tahoe gptkb:Silver_Lake gptkb:Bass_Lake gptkb:Rainbow_Falls gptkb:Bassi_Falls gptkb:Grouse_Falls gptkb:Huntington_Lake gptkb:Kings_Creek_Falls gptkb:Lassen_Falls gptkb:McCloud_Falls gptkb:Minaret_Falls gptkb:Ribbon_Fall gptkb:Cascade_Falls gptkb:Bridalveil_Fall gptkb:Fallen_Leaf_Lake gptkb:Mono_Lake gptkb:Nevada_Fall gptkb:Tenaya_Lake gptkb:Vernal_Fall gptkb:Yosemite_Falls gptkb:Horsetail_Fall gptkb:Wapama_Falls gptkb:Feather_Falls gptkb:Chilnualna_Falls gptkb:Illilouette_Fall gptkb:Convict_Lake Twin Falls
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Carson_Pass gptkb:Donner_Pass gptkb:Ebbetts_Pass gptkb:Sonora_Pass gptkb:Tioga_Pass gptkb:Walker_Pass
gptkbp:notablePeak	gptkb:Mount_Dana gptkb:Mount_Ritter gptkb:Mount_Tom gptkb:Mount_Lyell gptkb:Mount_Williamson gptkb:Mount_Humphreys gptkb:Mount_Conness
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:American_Cordillera
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Lassen_National_Forest gptkb:Sierra_National_Forest gptkb:Stanislaus_National_Forest gptkb:Eldorado_National_Forest gptkb:Plumas_National_Forest gptkb:Tahoe_National_Forest gptkb:Inyo_National_Forest
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Truckee_River gptkb:Merced_River gptkb:Kings_River San Joaquin River
gptkbp:width	80 km
gptkbp:wildlife	gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_red_fox gptkb:deer gptkb:lion black bear mule deer
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Herbert_A._Dargue gptkb:Steve_Fossett
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7