the Sierra Nevada
/ðə siˌerə nəˈvɑːdə/
/ðə siˌerə nəˈvædə/, /ðə siˌerə nəˈvɑːdə/
(also the Sierras
/ðə siˈerəz/
/ðə siˈerəz/
)- a mountain range in the US state of California. It is 420 miles/673 kilometres long, and the highest point is Mount Whitney. It includes Yosemite National Park and two other national parks, Sequoia and Kings Canyon.