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The Sierra Nevada (/ s i ˌ ɛr ə n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə,-ˈ v ɑː d-/ see-ERR-ə niv-A(H)D-ə) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada.
- Mesozoic
- Mount Whitney
- 14,505 ft (4,421 m)
The Sierra Nevada's immense size in length and height, geological age, and wide variety of ecosystems and habitats present, make them home to one of the most diverse collections of distinct plant species in the United States.
Among the most brightly colored Sierra Nevada crustose lichens are the bright yellow Pleopsidium flavum and Pleopsidium chlorophanum, and the orange Caloplaca trachyphylla. On rock. Crustose lichen communities are part of the aesthetic appeal to visitors of Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park.
This list of first ascents in the Sierra Nevada can be sorted by any listed characteristic. The route taken and its Yosemite Decimal System rating are given where known. The only criterion for inclusion is the historic notability of the climb when it was completed.
New England is a subregion of the northeastern U.S. that is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada, and the state of New York. It includes six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut . In one of the earliest British colonial settlements in the New World, Pilgrims from England first settled in New ...
This past weekend I took a trip to the Sierra Nevada ('Snowy mountain range' in Spanish - more etymology below *), a popular destination near Granada that attracts people year round. The forty-five minute drive snakes along perilous cliffs, and the shoulders of the road slowly transform from dirt to mud; from unattractive brown slush, to feet of pure white snow.
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