Sierra Nevada

Summary

Sierra Nevada is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,528 views/month, #12 of 2,807).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sierra Nevada is located in California^[3].
• Sierra Nevada is located in Nevada^[4].
• Sierra Nevada is in the country of United States^[5].
• Sierra Nevada's image is recorded as Sierra Nevada surface.jpg^[6].
• Sierra Nevada's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[7].
• Sierra Nevada's made from material is recorded as metamorphic rock^[8].
• Sierra Nevada's made from material is recorded as igneous rock^[9].
• Sierra Nevada's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316430307^[10].
• Sierra Nevada's GND ID is recorded as 4122645-8^[11].
• Sierra Nevada's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85122367^[12].
• Sierra Nevada's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122472852^[13].
• Sierra Nevada's Commons category is recorded as Sierra Nevada (United States)^[14].
• Sierra Nevada's has part is recorded as Lake Tahoe^[15].
• Sierra Nevada's has part is recorded as Yosemite Valley^[16].
• Sierra Nevada's has part is recorded as Sequoia National Park^[17].
• Sierra Nevada's has part is recorded as Kings Canyon National Park^[18].
• Sierra Nevada's has part is recorded as Devils Postpile National Monument^[19].
• Sierra Nevada's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 253582^[20].
• Sierra Nevada's highest point is recorded as Mount Whitney^[21].
• Sierra Nevada's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.73, 'lon': -119.57}^[22].
• Sierra Nevada's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0db94^[23].
• Sierra Nevada's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge130808^[24].
• Sierra Nevada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sierra Nevada (United States)^[25].
• Sierra Nevada's Commons gallery is recorded as Sierra Nevada, USA^[26].
• Sierra Nevada's page banner is recorded as Sierra Nevada Banner 3.jpg^[27].

Body

Geography

Sierra Nevada is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include California^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1850^[30] and Nevada^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1864^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Sierra Nevada's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+24370'}^[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+14505'}^[35]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+644'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Sierra Nevada's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sierra Nevada include Nevada^[37], an U.S. state^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1864^[40]; macOS High Sierra^[41], an operating system^[42]; macOS Sierra^[43], an operating system^[44], founded in 2016^[45]; Sierra County^[46], a county of California^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1852^[49]; and Nevada Fall^[50], a waterfall^[51], in United States^[52].

Why It Matters

Sierra Nevada ranks in the top 0.43% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,528 views/month, #12 of 2,807).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include Nevada^[37], an U.S. state^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1864^[40]; macOS High Sierra^[41], an operating system^[42]; macOS Sierra^[43], an operating system^[44], founded in 2016^[45]; Sierra County^[46], a county of California^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1852^[49]; and Nevada Fall^[50], a waterfall^[51], in United States^[52].