Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada mountain range, also called the Sierra Nevadas, runs roughly 400 miles north-to-south along the eastern border of California. It’s home to some of the state’s most beautiful locations like: Lake Tahoe, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and Yosemite National Park.

Sierra Nevada is Spanish for snowy mountains and if you have ever been in these mountains during winter season, then you know why this name is extremely accurate. The mountains are categorized as being mostly granitic and provide a buffer between California’s Central Valley to the west and the Basin and Range Province to the east.

These mountains played a huge role in the Gold Rush era and were a vital component to the Native Americans that lived here long before the Europeans came over. It wasn’t until roughly 1777 that the term “sierra nevada” was applied to this mountain range.

Nowadays, most of the Sierra Nevada mountains are owned and protected by the U.S. Government. Additionally, some of California’s most cherished natural landmarkscan be found in this region. Check out my content of the places I have visited in this region.

Also, check out at the bottom of the page, some interesting facts about the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

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My Explorations:

wrights lake 3 (1 of 1)Crystal Range and Crystal Basin

The Crystal Range is a subrange of the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountains. Located in Desolation Wilderness, west of Lake Tahoe and east of the Crystal Basin, the Crystal Range mountains run roughly 25 miles north-to-south and 62 miles east-to-west. Read More

Desolation Wilderness

Desolation Wilderness is roughly 64,000 acres of alpine and sub-alpine forest, magnificent granite landscapes and stunning glacially formed lakes. At an estimated 12.5 miles long and 8 miles wide, Desolation Wilderness is positioned west of Lake Tahoe and east of the Crystal Basin. Read More

emerald bay (1 of 1)Lake Tahoe

This heavenly, blue body of water is uniquely positioned on the border of California and Nevada, with two thirds of the lake in California. Read More

 

tvimage (2)Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is truly a majestic region of the High Sierra. The park is nearly 1,200 square miles of breathtaking views, tranquil landscapes, jaw dropping adventure and an incomparable experience to anywhere else on the planet. Read More

 

 

markleeville (1 of 1)Other Places

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More Sierra Nevada Mountain Range info

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  1. Airola Peak – 9942 ft
  2. Banner Peak – 12947 ft
  3. Basin Mountain – 13181 ft
  4. Bear Creek Spire – 13713 ft
  5. Black Giant – 13330 ft
  6. Black Kaweah – 13675 ft
  7. Breckenridge Mountain – 7548 ft
  8. Bull Run Peak – 9495 ft
  9. Carson Peak – 10909 ft
  10. Castle Rock Spire – 7600 ft
  11. Charlotte Dome – 10700 ft.
  12. Checkered Demon – 13112 ft.
  13. Chinese Peak – 8705 ft
  14. Cirque Peak – 12900 ft
  15. Clouds Rest – 9926 ft
  16. Clyde Minaret – 12281 ft
  17. Clyde Spires – 13267 ft
  18. Donner Peak – 8019 ft
  19. Ebbetts Peak – 9160 ft
  20. Echo Peak – 8895 ft
  21. El Capitan – 7569 ft
  22. Folger Peak – 9680 ft
  23. Garnet Peak – 5900 ft
  24. Half Dome – 8842 ft
  25. Henery Peak – 9334 ft
  26. Hiram Peak – 9795 ft
  27. Keeler Needle – 14260 ft
  28. Laurel Mountain – 11812 ft
  29. Lembert Dome – 9450 ft
  30. Little Baldy – 8044 ft
  31. Lone Pine Peak – 12944 ft
  32. Mammoth Mountain – 11053 ft
  33. Matterhorn Peak – 12264 ft
  34. Middle Palisade – 14040 ft
  35. Milestone Mountain – 13641 ft
  36. Mount Abbot – 13704 ft
  37. Mount Agassiz – 13893 ft
  38. Mount Conness – 12590 ft
  39. Mount Dade – 13600 ft
  40. Mount Dana – 13053 ft
  41. Mount Darwin – 13831 ft
  42. Mount Gilbert – 13103 ft
  43. Mount Guyot – 12300 ft
  44. Mount Haeckel – 13435 ft
  45. Mount Humphreys – 13986 ft
  46. Mount Irvine – 13914 ft
  47. Mount Langley – 14027 ft
  48. Mount Lyell – 13114 ft
  49. Mount Morgan (South) – 13748 ft
  50. Mount Muir – 14012 ft
  51. Mount Ritter – 13143 ft
  52. Mount Rose – 10776 ft
  53. Mount Russell – 14086 ft
  54. Mount Sill – 14153 ft
  55. Mount Tallac – 9735 ft
  56. Mount Thompson – 13494 ft
  57. Mount Tom – 13652 ft
  58. Mount Tyndall – 14018 ft
  59. Mount Whitney – 14494 ft
  60. Mount Williamson – 14370 ft
  61. Mount Winchell – 13775 ft
  62. Mt. Atkinson – 12241 ft
  63. Mt. Brewer – 13570 ft
  64. Mt. Gayley – 13510 ft
  65. Mt. Gibbs – 12773 ft
  66. Norman Clyde Peak – 13920 ft
  67. North Palisade – 14242 ft
  68. North Peak – 12242 ft
  69. Olancha Peak – 12123 ft
  70. Point Powell – 13360 ft
  71. Polemonium Peak – 14200 ft
  72. Pyramid Peak – 9983 ft
  73. Red Lake Peak – 10062 ft
  74. Split Mountain – 14058 ft
  75. Starlight Peak – 14200 ft
  76. Temple Crag – 12999 ft
  77. Tenaya Peak – 10280 ft
  78. Thunderbolt Peak – 14000 ft
  79. Tioga Peak – 11526 ft.
  80. Tryon Peak – 9970 ft
  81. University Peak – 13632 ft
  82. Wheeler Peak – 9115 ft

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  1. Carson Range
  2. Cathedral Range
  3. Clark Range
  4. Crystal Range
  5. Great Western Divide
  6. Kaweah Peaks Ridge
  7. Palisades
  8. Ritter Range
  9. Sherwin Range

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  1. Alpine County
  2. Calaveras County
  3. El Dorado County
  4. Fresno County
  5. Inyo County
  6. Kern County
  7. Madera County
  8. Mariposa County
  9. Mono County
  10. Nevada County
  11. Placer County
  12. Tuolumne County

[/tdaccordion][tdaccordion title=”Major Rivers”]

  1. American River
  2. Cosumnes River
  3. Feather River
  4. Kern River
  5. Kings River
  6. Merced River
  7. Mokelumne River
  8. Sacramento River
  9. San Joaquin River
  10. Stanislaus River
  11. Truckee River
  12. Tuolumne River
  13. Yuba River

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  1. Devil’s Postpile National Monument
  2. Giant Sequoia National Monument
  3. Kings Canyon National Park
  4. Sequoia National Park
  5. Yosemite National Park

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  • Auburn State Recreation Area
  • Bodie State Historic Park
  • Burton Creek State Park
  • Calaveras Big Trees State Park
  • California State Mining and Mineral Museum Park Property
  • Columbia State Historic Park
  • D. L. Bliss State Park
  • Donner Memorial State Park
  • Emerald Bay State Park
  • Empire Mine State Historic Park
  • Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
  • Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
  • Grover Hot Springs State Park
  • Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park
  • Kings Beach State Recreation Area
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area
  • Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
  • Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
  • Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve
  • Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area
  • Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
  • South Yuba River State Park
  • Stone Lake Park Property
  • Sugar Pine Point Light
  • Tahoe State Recreation Area
  • Ward Creek Park Property
  • Washoe Meadows State Park
  • Wassama Round House State Historic Park

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  1. Eldorado National Forest
  2. Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
  3. Inyo National Forest
  4. Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
  5. Plumas National Forest
  6. Sequoia National Forest
  7. Sierra National Forest
  8. Stanislaus National Forest
  9. Tahoe National Forest

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  1. Ansel Adams
  2. Bright Star
  3. Bucks Lake
  4. Carson-Iceberg
  5. Chimney Peak
  6. Desolation
  7. Dinkey Lakes
  8. Domeland
  9. Emigrant
  10. Golden Trout
  11. Granite Chief
  12. Hoover
  13. Jennie Lakes
  14. John Muir
  15. Kaiser
  16. Kiavah
  17. Kings Canyon National Park
  18. Mokelumne
  19. Monarch
  20. Owens Peak
  21. Sacatar Trail
  22. Sequoia National Park
  23. South Sierra
  24. Yosemite

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