Nestled in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is a former mining town with an unusual name and past that will pique any ...

The Sierra Nevada mountain range boasts some of the best rock climbing, clearest alpine lakes, and most epic ski terrain in the world. But the story of the Sierra Nevada goes far beyond humanity’s ...

Under California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, dense rock at the bottom of the lithosphere is playing a game of "I'm outta here," detaching and sinking into the Earth's mantle.

Mountain lions have also been shown to significantly depress bighorn sheep populations beyond the Sierra Nevada, from New Mexico and Texas to southern Alberta province in Canada.

Cold temperatures made a rare visit to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and left behind snowfall this weekend, according to officials.. The middle and higher elevations of Sierra Nevada ...

Winding along the California-Nevada border, U.S. 395 is noted for its breathtaking beauty and outdoor recreation.

A blizzard warning is in effect for much of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, which could see a storm total of up to 12 feet of snow in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.

Up to 12 feet (3.66 m) of snow is forecast to fall in California's Sierra Nevada mountains through the weekend, as a one-two punch of dual brutal cold fronts slams into the Pacific Northwest, the ...

Things to do in Sierra Nevada Mountains. The park stretches more than 320 square miles from Granada to the edge of Almeria and features one of Europe's tallest mountains.

The mountain range straddling California and Nevada has had mostly warm storms this winter. Finally, a cold one has piled up multiple feet of snow. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based ...

The summit of the Sierra Nevada, Mount Whitney, is 14,494 feet and the summit of the Rockies in Colorado is Mount Elbert, which has an elevation of 14,440 feet.

Cold temperatures made a rare visit to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and left behind snowfall this weekend, according to officials. The middle and higher elevations of Sierra Nevada in ...