Sierra Nevada mountain range

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sierra_Nevada_mountain_range
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mountain_range
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Central_Valley_of_California
gptkb:Great_Basin
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Lake_Tahoe
gptkb:Sequoia_National_Park
gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkb:Kings_Canyon_National_Park
gptkb:Mammoth_Mountain
gptkb:Mono_Lake
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevationM 4,421 m
near sea level
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_gold_rush
gptkb:John_Muir_Trail
gptkb:Pacific_Crest_Trail
outdoor recreation
scenic beauty
giant sequoia trees
glacial valleys
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Mesozoic_Era
gptkbp:geology gptkb:geological_formation
gptkb:granite
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Whitney
gptkbp:length 640 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:Nevada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Spanish_explorers
gptkbp:nameMeaning snowy mountain range
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Carson_Pass
gptkb:Donner_Pass
gptkb:Sonora_Pass
gptkb:Tioga_Pass
gptkbp:notablePeak gptkb:Mount_Dana
gptkb:Mount_Whitney
gptkb:Mount_Lyell
gptkb:Mount_Williamson
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Cordillera
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Sequoia_National_Park
gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkb:Sierra_National_Forest
gptkb:Stanislaus_National_Forest
gptkb:Eldorado_National_Forest
gptkb:Inyo_National_Forest
gptkb:Kings_Canyon_National_Park
gptkbp:runsEastWest true
gptkbp:width 80 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sierra_Nevada_Region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sierra Nevada mountain range