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.

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 ...

Rancho Santa Fe native Parker Clark is an adventurer who has backpacked, skied and climbed his way through the Sierra Nevada mountain range for over a decade. In one seven-month stretch, he found ...

A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” is howling in the Sierra Nevada mountains. A long stretch of Interstate 80 in Northern California and several ski resorts ...

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 ...

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.

People check on tire chains as snow falls along Interstate 80 (I-80) in the Sierra Nevada mountains at the start of a powerful winter storm on Feb. 29, 2024 near Soda Springs, California.

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 ...

An ancient Moorish invention has been providing water to the Sierra Nevada mountains for more than 1,000 years, making life possible in one of Europe's driest regions.