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 (3,981 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 instance of is recorded as mountain range^[6].
• Sierra Nevada is made of metamorphic rock^[7].
• Sierra Nevada is made of igneous rock^[8].
• Sierra Nevada's Commons category is recorded as Sierra Nevada (United States)^[9].
• Sierra Nevada comprises Lake Tahoe^[10].
• Sierra Nevada comprises Yosemite Valley^[11].
• Sierra Nevada comprises Sequoia National Park^[12].
• Sierra Nevada comprises Kings Canyon National Park^[13].
• Sierra Nevada comprises Devils Postpile National Monument^[14].
• Sierra Nevada's highest point is recorded as Mount Whitney^[15].
• Sierra Nevada's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.73, 'lon': -119.57}^[16].
• Sierra Nevada's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sierra Nevada (United States)^[17].
• Sierra Nevada's Commons gallery is recorded as Sierra Nevada, USA^[18].
• Sierra Nevada's described at URL is recorded as https://openbeta.io/area/7a68eb3f-1d6f-5bdf-863a-b1eeea8dad89/^[19].
• Sierra Nevada's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[20].
• Sierra Nevada's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• Sierra Nevada's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Sierra Nevada's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Sierra Nevada's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Sierra Nevada's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[25].
• Sierra Nevada's topic has template is recorded as Q52158768^[26].
• Sierra Nevada's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sierra Nevada'}^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+24370'}^[34]. It sits at an elevation of {'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^[6].

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 (3,981 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].