Sierra Nevada Sunrise
by Eric Tressler
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Sierra Nevada Sunrise
Artist
Eric Tressler
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The mountains don't look like much here but from the middle of the San Juaquin Valley looking out to the Sierra Nevada Range this is what you get -- a thin line of purple mountains. This shot is looking east straight into Yosemite National Park up there somewhere. From Wikipedia: The Sierra Nevada (/siˈɛrə nɨˈvɑːdə/ or /nɨˈv�də/, Spanish: [ˈsjera neˈβa�a], snowy range[6]) is a mountain range in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, between the Central Valley and the Basin and Range Province. The Sierra runs 400 miles (640 km) north-to-south, and is approximately 70 miles (110 km) across east-to-west. Notable Sierra features include Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America; Mount Whitney at 14,505 ft (4,421 m),[1] the highest point in the contiguous United States; and Yosemite Valley sculpted by glaciers out of 100-million-year-old granite. The Sierra is home to three national parks, 20 wilderness areas, and two national monuments. These areas include Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks, and Devils Postpile National Monument.
The character of the range is shaped by its geology and ecology. More than 100 Ma (million years ago), granite formed deep underground. The range started to uplift 4 Ma, and erosion by glaciers exposed the granite and formed the light-colored mountains and cliffs that make up the range. The uplift caused a wide range of elevations and climates in the Sierra Nevada, which are reflected by the presence of five life zones.
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July 1st, 2013
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