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List of Sierra Nevada topics

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This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. For other uses, see Sierra Nevada (disambiguation).
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This list is about the Sierra Nevada of California, United States.

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

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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

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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

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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

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California

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Bodie State Historic Park

Nevada

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Trails and routes

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Giant sequoia

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General Sherman Tree

Mountain passes

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Fires

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Rim Fire
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John Muir

Relevant list articles

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See also

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References

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  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.
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