Sierra Nevada Mountains

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Sierra Nevada Mountains - a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount WhitneyHigh Sierra, Sierra NevadaCalif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakesDonner Pass - a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had diedMount Whitney, Whitney - the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)