Sierra Nevada
mountain range in E Calif.: highest peak, Mt. Whitney
See Sierra Nevada in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sē-ĕrˈə nə-vădˈə, -väˈdə)
- also (syĕrˈä nĕ-väˈÞä) A mountain range of southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada. It rises to 3,480.4 m (11,411 ft) at Mulhacén.
- A mountain range of eastern California extending about 644 km (400 mi) between the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and the Nevada border. Mount Whitney, 4,420.7 m (14,494 ft), is the highest elevation.
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