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Sierra Nevada ( Spanish: [ˈsjera neˈβaða]; meaning "snow-covered mountain range") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain: [ note 1] Mulhacén, at 3,479 metres (11,414 ft) above sea level . It is a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing ...
Location in California. Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high (2,151 m) [2] mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles (14 km) west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west.
Echo Summit is a mountain pass over the Sierra Nevada in the western United States, located in eastern El Dorado County, California. At 7,377 ft (2,249 m) above sea level, it is the highest point on U.S. Route 50 in California, which traverses it at postmile 66.48 between Twin Bridges and Meyers, south of Lake Tahoe .
Caltrans plans 10-hour days, 7 days a week. It’s that time of year again — the great snow-clearing effort to get Central Sierra Nevada passes open again after a wet winter.
Sierra Nevada Ski Station. / 37.09; -3.40. The Sierra Nevada Ski Station is a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada in the province of Granada in southeastern Spain. The ski area is on the northwestern slopes of Veleta, the third highest peak in Peninsular Spain and the most southerly ski resort in Europe . The resort hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski ...
Coordinates. 37°12′0″N 3°15′0″W. / 37.20000°N 3.25000°W / 37.20000; -3.25000. Sierra Nevada National Park ( Spanish: Parque nacional de Sierra Nevada) is a national park located in the Sierra Nevada within the provinces of Granada and Almería in Andalusia, Spain. It was declared a national park on 14 January 1999.
SR 88 is one of the few trans-Sierra state routes that Caltrans attempts to keep open year-round. Caltrans has winter closures in effect for all Sierra Nevada highway passes between Carson Pass and Walker Pass , [4] a span of over 200 miles (320 km). SR 88 follows a ridge to ascend most of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. [5]
Updated October 3, 2022 at 5:46 PM. Caltrans has reopened a section of Highway 50 blocked earlier Monday by a rock slide near Kyburz. The slide had partially blocked the roadway at about 10 a.m ...