[DOC] [TLE] Sierra Nevada (U.S.) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between 
the Central Valley of California and the Basin and Range Province. The vast 
majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the ... The southern 
part of the mountains are drained by four rivers called the Kings, Kaweah, Tule, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Nevada | mountains, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Sierra Nevada, also called Sierra Nevadas , major mountain range of western 
North America, running along the eastern edge of the U.S. state of California. .... 
Especially significant studies concern the Mother Lode system, Jurassic 
stratigraphy and its relation to ... Sierra Nevada is a Spanish name that means "
snowy range. [DOC] [TLE] What's in a name? A lot when it comes to Sierra Nevada | High ... [PAR] Feb 28, 2010 ... How many mountain ranges can you see east of Visalia on a clear late-winter 
morning? ... The great mountain range that dominates Tulare County has a 
Spanish name. ... He grasped on that long ago day that California's Sierra 
Nevada ..... (Mother Range, or Central Range), and Nevada (Snowy Range). [DOC] [TLE] Place Names of the High Sierra (1926), "S," by Francis P. Farquhar [PAR] 420; Sanchez: Spanish and Indian Place Names of California, 1922, p. 280.) .... 
Edison Company, which will use the enlarged reservoir for its water-power 
system. ... Spanish for snowy range of mountains, literally snowy saw-teeth; 
used by... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Nevada - Welcome to Suram Alpine Club [PAR] Aug 12, 2008 ... The Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "Snowy Range") is a mountain ... It is bounded 
on the west by California's Central Valley, and on the east by the Great Basin. ... 
in turn is part of the larger Pacific Mountain System physiographic division. ... 
combined mass forming what is called the Sierra Nevada batholith. [DOC] [TLE] List Of Mountain Ranges Of California - TheInfoList.com [PAR] The following list comprises the mountain ranges of U.S. State of California 
designated by the United States Board on Geographic Names and cataloged ... 
NEVADA (/sir nvd/ or /nvd/ , Spanish: , snowy range ) is a 
mountain... [DOC] [TLE] Nevada Schools - Spelling City [PAR] From out at sea, Spanish sailors gazed upon the beautiful mountain ranges of 
California. They called these mountains Sierra Nevada (snowy range). [DOC] [TLE] Sketch of Yosemite National Park and an Account of the Origin of the ... [PAR] Apr 2, 2007 ... That range, which is one of the greatest mountain ranges of the western United 
States, ... separating the desert basins on the east from the Great Valley of 
California on the west. .... white appearance that led the Spanish settlers on the 
hot plains below to name it the Sierra Nevadathe Snowy Rangeyet... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Nevada | Our Planet [PAR] Sep 2, 2016 ... The Sierra Nevada (Spanish: snowy range) is a mountain range in ... the Central 
Valley of California and the Basin and Range Province. ... of the American 
Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that ... Your Name [DOC] [TLE] California - Freepages - Ancestry.com [PAR] The name California was used officially in Spanish documents as early as 1542. 
It is believed ... It ranges from mountains to valleys, from forests to farms, and from 
seacoast to desert. Within a .... Sierra Nevada means "snowy range." Along the... [DOC] [TLE] The State of Nevada - An Introduction to the Battle Born State from ... [PAR] From out at sea Spanish sailors gazed upon the beautiful mountain ranges of 
California. They called these mountains Sierra Nevada (snowy range). [DOC] [TLE] Foothill Eagle's Library: Mountain Region [PAR] Sep 14, 2015 ... The California mountain region is made up of two main mountain areas. The first 
is ... The name Sierra Nevada is Spanish for "snowy range." ... On one side of the 
mountain, wet weather systems drop rain and snow. On the... [DOC]

Question: The name of this California mountain system is Spanish for "snowy range"
Answer: Sierra Nevadas