Sierra Nevada (AS)

Sierra Nevada (/siˈɛrə n[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈvɑːdə/ atau /n[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈvædə/, bahasa Spanyol: [ˈsjera neˈβaða], snowy mountain range[5]) merupakan sebuah barisan pegunungan yang kebanyakan terdapat di California timur. Barisan ini juga dikenal sebagai Sierra.

Little Lakes Valley di atas Toms Place, California
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra's Mills Creek cirque (center) is on the west side of the Sierra Crest, south of Mono Lake (top, blue).
Titik tertinggi
PuncakMount Whitney
Ketinggian14.505 ft (4.421 m) [1]
Coordinates36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W
Dimensi
Panjang400 mi (640 km) north-south from Fredonyer Pass to Tehachapi Pass [2]
Lebar65 mi (105 km) [3]
Luas24.370 sq mi (63.100 km2)
Naming
Etimologi1777: Spanish for "snowy mountain range"
Nicknamethe Sierra, the High Sierra, the Sierras, Range of Light (1894, John Muir)[4]
Letak Geografis
Position of Sierra Nevada inside California
United States
Negara BagianCalifornia and Nevada
Range coordinates37°44′N 119°34′W
Geologi
PeriodeMesozoic
Tipe batuanbatholith and igneous

Referensi
  1. "Mount Whitney". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GT1811.
  2. "Sierra Nevada". Ecological Subregions of California. United States Forest Service. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2010-12-05. Diakses tanggal 2012-09-16.
  3. "Sierra Nevada". SummitPost.org. Diakses tanggal 2010-05-29.
  4. Muir, John (1894). Chapter 1: The Sierra Nevada. The Mountains of California. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2010-06-20. Diakses tanggal 2010-05-29. Hapus pranala luar di parameter |work= (bantuan)
  5. Carlson, Helen S. (1976). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. hlm. 215. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8.
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