Sierra is a Spanish word meaning saw. Sierra Nevada is the saw-toothed or jagged mountain range running 400 miles through Nevada and California.
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Some mountains in the US with Spanish names include Sierra Nevada in California/Nevada, Sangre de Cristo Range in Colorado, and Sierra Blanca in New Mexico.
Sierra Nevada ~ Spanish for snowy range.
It is 550 miles. Distance from Granada to Spanish mountains Sierra Nevada is about 15km.
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from the Spanish, first called Sierra Nevada meaning snowy range. Shortened to Nevada in 1861 separation from Utah
The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is an example of high mountains in the western US with a Spanish 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.
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Sierra Nevada.
Sierra MountainGender: FemaleOrigin: Spanish