Sierra Nevada (United States)

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (100)

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:Lake_Tahoe_Basin gptkb:Kings_Canyon_National_Park gptkb:Mammoth_Mountain gptkb:Mono_Lake
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:Carson_Pass gptkb:Donner_Pass gptkb:Ebbetts_Pass gptkb:John_Muir_Trail gptkb:Pacific_Crest_Trail gptkb:Sonora_Pass gptkb:Tioga_Pass gptkb:Walker_Pass
gptkbp:drainedBy	gptkb:Truckee_River gptkb:Walker_River gptkb:Merced_River gptkb:Carson_River gptkb:Kings_River San Joaquin River
gptkbp:elevationM	4,421 m
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:John_Muir_Trail giant sequoia trees glacial valleys ski resorts alpine lakes
gptkbp:featureType	granitic batholith
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Whitney
gptkbp:homeTo	gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_bighorn_sheep giant sequoia mule deer black bears mountain lions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sierra Nevada (United States)
gptkbp:length	640 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:California gptkb:Nevada gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedFor	Spanish explorers
gptkbp:nameMeaning	snowy mountain range
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:John_Muir
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:touristAttraction	gptkb:Devils_Postpile_National_Monument gptkb:June_Lake gptkb:Badger_Pass_Ski_Area gptkb:Shaver_Lake gptkb:Echo_Lake gptkb:Kings_Canyon gptkb:Lake_Tahoe gptkb:Mount_Whitney gptkb:Ansel_Adams_Wilderness gptkb:Donner_Lake gptkb:Donner_Memorial_State_Park gptkb:Hetch_Hetchy_Valley gptkb:Mammoth_Lakes gptkb:Tioga_Road gptkb:Desolation_Wilderness gptkb:Northstar_California_Resort gptkb:Alpine_Meadows gptkb:Crystal_Cave gptkb:El_Capitan gptkb:Emerald_Bay gptkb:General_Sherman_Tree gptkb:Glacier_Point gptkb:Half_Dome gptkb:Heavenly_Mountain_Resort gptkb:Homewood_Mountain_Resort gptkb:Kirkwood_Mountain_Resort gptkb:Mariposa_Grove gptkb:Mono_Lake gptkb:Sierra-at-Tahoe gptkb:Squaw_Valley gptkb:Sugar_Bowl_Resort gptkb:Tuolumne_Meadows gptkb:Yosemite_Valley gptkb:Bodie_State_Historic_Park gptkb:Bear_Valley_Ski_Resort Sequoia groves Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkbp:width	80 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tuolumne_Band_of_Me-Wuk_Indians gptkb:Walker_Pass
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7