1. Sierra Nevada - Noun
2. Sierra Nevada - Proper noun
a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney
a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast to the east of Granada
Source: WordNetAbout 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes. Source: Internet
A California state snowplow driver clearing a remote stretch of U.S. 395 in the eastern Sierra Nevada found the bodies of a man and woman who had been slain, the Mono County Sheriff’s Office said. Source: Internet
After 1863, many returned to their permanent villages that had been established along creeks flowing down from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Source: Internet
After the start of principal photography in the Sierra Nevada in late 1942, Ingrid Bergman was brought in to replace ballerina Vera Zorina as the female lead—a change supported by Cooper and Hemingway. Source: Internet
After great initial progress along the Sacramento Valley, construction was slowed, first by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada (U. Source: Internet
Although snow is relatively rare in Merced, averaging only convert annually, the city's proximity to the Sierra Nevada has resulted in some instances of remarkably heavy snowfall. Source: Internet