Sierra Nevada (California)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sierra_Nevada_(California)

GPTKB entity

Statements (94)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	mountain range
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Great_Basin gptkb:Central_Valley_(California)
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	gptkb:marine 4,421 m
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:John_Muir
gptkbp:fauna	gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_bighorn_sheep black bear mule deer
gptkbp:firstAscent	19th century
gptkbp:flora	gptkb:Jeffrey_pine giant sequoia lodgepole pine
gptkbp:formedBy	tectonic uplift
gptkbp:geology	geological formation granite
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	gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)
gptkbp:nameMeaning	snowy mountain range
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Truckee_River gptkb:Merced_River gptkb:Tuolumne_River gptkb:Kings_River American River
gptkbp:notableFeature	giant sequoia groves glacial valleys alpine lakes
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Carson_Pass gptkb:Echo_Summit 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_Kaweah gptkb:Mount_Whitney gptkb:Mount_Agassiz gptkb:Mount_Bolton_Brown gptkb:Mount_Brewer gptkb:Mount_Darwin gptkb:Mount_Goddard gptkb:Mount_Haeckel gptkb:Mount_Lamarck gptkb:Mount_Powell gptkb:Mount_Prater gptkb:Mount_Tyndall gptkb:Mount_Wallace gptkb:Mount_Winchell gptkb:Mount_Tom gptkb:Mount_Russell gptkb:Mount_Sill gptkb:Mount_Muir gptkb:Mount_Langley gptkb:Mount_Lyell gptkb:Mount_Williamson gptkb:Mount_Morgan gptkb:Mount_Humphreys gptkb:Mount_Conness gptkb:Mount_Gibbs gptkb:Mount_Abbot gptkb:Mount_Dade gptkb:Mount_Emerson gptkb:Mount_Mills gptkb:Mount_Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:parallelTo	gptkb:Coast_Ranges
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:Sequoia_National_Forest gptkb:Tahoe_National_Forest gptkb:Inyo_National_Forest
gptkbp:runsThrough	gptkb:Tehachapi_Pass gptkb:Freda_Pass
gptkbp:width	80 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Crystal_Peak
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7