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Why is the Sierra Nevada named the Sierra Nevada?
snow-covered mountains
The sierra Nevada receives a small amount of snow in the winter true or false?
That is false. The Sierra Nevada actually receives quite a bit of snow in the winter. The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range.
How do you say sierra Nevada in spanish?
Sierra nevada is a Spanish phrase. It means snow-capped mountains
How did Nevada gets its name?
When Utah and Nevada split the territory, the original territorial name of "Sierra Nevada" was shortened to the current name of Nevada, the Spanish word meaning "snowy range", " snow-capped" or "snow-clad." Even though Nevada is the driest state, explorers based its name on the prominent mountains, the Sierra Nevada range. They paid little attention to the weather in other remote parts of the state. Nevada is named after the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The word Nevada is of Spanish origin and means snow-covered or snowy. The mountains of Nevada get a lot of snow every year.
A range of mountains in eastern california?
It's the Sierra Nevada which roughly translates to Snow Range.
What mountains are called the chain of snow capped peaks?
Sierra Nevada
How did Reno Nevada get its name?
From out at sea Spanish sailors gazed upon the beautiful mountain ranges of California. They called these mountains Sierra Nevada (snowy range). Sierra Nevada seemed an apt name for the new territory that was being carved out of Utah, but when the deed was done in 1859, the name of this new territory had been shortened to Nevada. As far back as 1857 many names were used to refer to the area that became Nevada, IE: Sierra Nevada Territory; Washoe Territory; Carson Territory; Eastern Slope; Humboldt; Esmeralda; Sierra Plata; Oro Plata and Bullion. But in 1864 the land emerged as "Nevada" a Spanish word meaning snow-covered.
Does sierra Nevada receives small amount of snow in the winter?
The Sierra receives some of the heaviest snow in the world.
What are Nevada's state meaning?
The name Nevada is derived from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, which means "snow-capped mountain range" in Spanish.
What mountain range in eastern California that mean snow covered mountins?
Sierra Nevada
What is a range of mountains in Eastern California snow covered mountains?
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What is the most snow that has fallen in the US at one time?
84 inches, Sierra Nevada mountains
