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The 27 pages that link to Sierra Nevada, each with the reason it gives.

• Rain shadowRelated: Its wet western slopes and drier eastern side illustrate a pronounced mountain rain shadow.

• Basin and Range ProvinceRelated: It forms a prominent western boundary beside the province.

• Great BasinRelated: Its eastern slopes mark much of the Great Basin’s western edge and create a rain shadow.

• Great Basin DesertRelated: Its crest marks the desert’s western boundary and creates a major rain shadow.

• NevadaRelated: The range forms part of Nevada’s western boundary and shapes its climate and watersheds.

• Charles CrockerRelated: Crocker’s crews blasted tunnels and laid track across this formidable construction zone.

• Gary SnyderRelated: Snyder’s trail work in the range supplied direct experience behind the poems in Riprap.

• Sacramento RiverRelated: Snowmelt from its western slopes feeds important Sacramento River tributaries.

• San Joaquin RiverRelated: Snowmelt from its western slopes supplies much of the river’s natural flow.

• Northern CaliforniaRelated: Its crest forms a major physical boundary across parts of the region.

• Pacific Coast RangesRelated: It stands inland from California’s coastal ranges and shares the region’s tectonic history.

• Calocedrus decurrensRelated: Its forests support extensive populations of incense cedar.

• Pinus lambertianaRelated: It holds much of the sugar pine’s characteristic montane habitat.