List of Sierra Nevada topics

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Yosemite Valley

This list is about the Sierra Nevada of California, United States.

Contents

Principal mountains

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Mount Whitney

List of mountains over 14,000 ft (4250 m) with 300 ft (90 m) of prominence: [1]

Other notable peaks:

Subranges

Counties in the Sierra

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Sonora Peak, highest point in Alpine County

The Carson Range (a spur of the Sierra) extends into Nevada:

Principal rivers

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The headwaters of the San Joaquin River

Prominent Lakes

Mono Lake as seen from Mount Dana. Mono Lake from Mount Dana (1).jpg
Mono Lake as seen from Mount Dana.

Other natural features

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Hetch Hetchy Valley

National parks and monuments

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Devils Postpile

North to south:

Eastern side of the Sierra:

National forests

Wilderness areas

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Mount Ritter and Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness

A total of over 3,726,000 acres (15,080 km2) in 26 separate areas [2]

State Parks

California

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Bodie State Historic Park

Nevada

Trails and routes

Giant sequoia

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General Sherman Tree

Mountain passes

Fires

Rim Fire The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near in California began on Aug. 17, 2013-0004.jpg
Rim Fire
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John Muir

Relevant list articles

See also

References

  1. "California 13,500-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Wilderness Areas in the Sierra Nevada". Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-27.