Answer: More than one hundred million years ago during the Nevadan orogeny, granite formed deep underground. The range started to uplift four million years ago, and erosion by glaciers exposed the granite and formed the light-colored mountains and cliffs that make up the range.
Nickname: the Sierra, the High Sierra, Range of ...
States: California and Nevada
Etymology: 1777: Spanish for "snowy mountain ...
Range coordinates: 37°43′51″N 119°34′2...
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