California's Sierra Nevada, which means "snow-capped mountain", is a west-tilting 350-mile-long block of granite. Extending from 14,494 feet (Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states) in the east to near sea level in the west, it contains the spectacular Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, as well as many other beautiful national forests and wilderness areas. Eroded residue from the Sierra Nevada has filled the Central Valley of California, giving rise to both extensive agriculture and the 1849 Gold Rush.
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