Sierra
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Sierra can refer to:
Mountains and mountain ranges
- Sierra mountains (disambiguation)
- Sierra de JuárezSierra de JuárezSierra de Juárez is a mountain range on the Baja California Peninsula, of Baja California, Mexico. It is part of the Peninsular Ranges. The Laguna Mountains of California lie to the north and the Sierra San Pedro Mártir lies to the south....
, mountain range in Baja California, Mexico - Sierra Madre (disambiguation), various mountain ranges
Place names
- Sierra (Ecuador)
- Sierra (Peru)
- Sierra County, CaliforniaSierra County, CaliforniaSierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....
, in the north of the states - Sierra de las NievesSierra de las NievesThe Sierra de las Nieves natural park is located in the hills behind Marbella and to the east of the road to Ronda from the Costa del Sol in Andalucia in Southern Spain....
, in Andalusia, Spain - Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneSierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
, located on the coast of West Africa - Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
- Sierra National ForestSierra National ForestSierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in the state of California. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and natural resources. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California...
, in California, United States - Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain)Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain)The Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada is located in Granada and Almería provinces in south-eastern Spain. It was declared a national park on 14 January 1999. It stretches from the Alpujarra to El Marquesado and the Lecrin Valley, covering a total area of 85,883 hectares, making it the largest national...
, in Andalusia, Spain - Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela)Geography of VenezuelaVenezuela is a country in South America, and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana. It is situated on major sea and air routes linking North and South America...
- Sierra Nevada ObservatorySierra Nevada ObservatoryThe Observatorio de Sierra Nevada is located at Loma de Dilar in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, established in 1981...
, Granada, Spain - Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National ParkSierra Nevada de Santa Marta National ParkThe Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park is Colombia's second oldest national park, established in 1964. It is located in the Cordillera Oriental range, between the departments of La Guajira, Magdalena and Cesar, in the mountain range of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta...
in northern Colombia - Sierra Sky Park AirportSierra Sky Park AirportSierra Sky Park Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located seven miles northwest of the central business district of Fresno, a city in Fresno County, California, United States....
in Fresno, California - High Sierra TrailHigh Sierra TrailThe High Sierra Trail is a hiking trail in Sequoia National Park, California. The trail crosses the Sierra Nevada from west to east.From the plateau of the Giant Forest at Crescent Meadow the trail travels high on the northern wall of the canyon of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River to Bearpaw...
, in California, United States - Sierra Valley, in Plumas and Sierra counties
Organizations
- Sierra BulletsSierra BulletsFounded in 1947 in California, Sierra Bullets is an American manufacturer of bullets intended for firearms. Based in Sedalia, Missouri since 1990, Sierra manufactures a very wide range of bullets for both rifles and pistols. Sierra bullets are used for precision target shooting, hunting and defense...
, an ammunition manufacturing company - Sierra ClubSierra ClubThe Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
, an environmental organization in the United States- Sierra (magazine), published by the Sierra Club
- Sierra Club Canada, an environmental organization in Canada
- Sierra EntertainmentSierra EntertainmentSierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...
, a computer game company, subsidiary of Activision Blizzard - Sierra SemiconductorPMC-SierraPMC-Sierra is a fabless semiconductor company which develops and sells devices into the communications, storage, printing, and embedded computing marketplaces.-Corporate history:...
, a semiconductor company - Sierra WirelessSierra WirelessSierra Wireless is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada....
, a wireless communications equipment manufacturer
People
- Álvaro SierraÁlvaro SierraÁlvaro Sierra Peña is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199019911993 19941995...
, Colombian road cyclist - Javier SierraJavier SierraJavier Sierra Albert is a journalist, writer and researcher who studied journalism at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He is editor consultant of the monthly magazine Más Allá de la Ciencia distributed in Spain and Latin America and he participates in several radio and television programs...
, Spanish journalist - Jessica SierraJessica SierraJessica Ann Sierra is an American singer and was the tenth-place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol. She was the third finalist eliminated, on March 30, 2005...
, American Idol 4 contestant - Nadine SierraNadine SierraNadine Sierra is an American operatic soprano. On February 21, 2009, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finals in New York. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she trained The Mannes College of Music and Marilyn Horne's Music Academy of the West, where she the youngest...
, American operatic soprano - Rubén SierraRubén SierraRubén Angel Sierra García is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Sierra also goes by the nicknames El Caballo and El Indio....
, a professional baseball player - Sierra Casady, American musician, band member of CocoRosieCocoRosieCocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years...
- Sierra KusterbeckSierra KusterbeckSierra Kay Kusterbeck is an American musician who has served as lead vocalist of the band VersaEmerge since 2007.-Early life:...
, American musician, band member of VersaEmergeVersaEmergeVersaEmerge is an American rock band consisting of Sierra Kusterbeck and Blake Harnage, originating from Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA, currently signed to the label Fueled by Ramen. They have three EPs - Cities Built on Sand, Perceptions, and the self-titled release. Their debut album, Fixed at... - Sierra BoggessSierra BoggessSierra Boggess is an American theater actress and soprano singer. She was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, with her two sisters, Summer and Allegra. The three of them were members of the Colorado Children's Chorale. Her parents are Kellun Turner and Michael Boggess...
, American theatre actress - Sierra Noble, Canadian musician
In film and television
- Sierra (film), a 1950 Western movie that starred Audie MurphyAudie MurphyAudie Leon Murphy was a highly decorated and famous soldier. Through LIFE magazine's July 16, 1945 issue , he became one the most famous soldiers of World War II and widely regarded as the most decorated American soldier of the war...
- Sierra (Dollhouse)Sierra (Dollhouse)Sierra is a fictional character portrayed by Dichen Lachman in the Fox science fiction series Dollhouse, created by Joss Whedon. Within the series' narrative, Sierra is an "Active" or a "doll", one of a group of men and women who can be programmed with memories and skills to engage in particular...
, a character in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse - Sierra (TV series)Sierra (TV series)Sierra was a short-lived 1974 television crime drama series focusing on the efforts of National Park Service rangers to enforce federal law and to effect wilderness rescues. The program aired on NBC and was packaged by Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. John Denver wrote the...
, a 1974-1975 NBC television show produced by Universal Studios - Sierra, one of the main villains of The Land Before Time VII
Vehicles
- Acme SierraAcme Sierra-See also:...
, an American experimental aircraft built in 1948 - Advanced Aeromarine SierraAdvanced Aeromarine Sierra|-See also:...
, glider - Ford SierraFord SierraThe Ford Sierra is a large family car that was built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément. The code used during development was "Project Toni"....
, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company - GMC Sierra, a truck produced by General Motors, a Russian attack nuclear submarine
Other uses
- Jamón serranoJamón serranoJamón serrano is a type of jamón , which is generally served raw in thin slices, or occasionally diced. The French jambon de Bayonne and Italian prosciutto crudo are similar...
, Spanish for "Sierra ham" - Scomberomorus sierraScomberomorusScomberomorus is a genus of mackerels in the family Scombridae.-Species:FishBase lists 18 species:* Serra Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978.* King mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla ....
, a Pacific coast Spanish mackerel - Sierra is the NATO phonetic alphabetNATO phonetic alphabetThe NATO phonetic alphabet, more accurately known as the NATO spelling alphabet and also called the ICAO phonetic or spelling alphabet, the ITU phonetic alphabet, and the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet...
designation for the letter S - Sierra CollegeSierra CollegeSierra College, a California community college, has its main campus located in Rocklin, California. Rocklin is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately twenty minutes from the state capital of Sacramento and east of San Francisco. The campus lies within the watershed...
, a community college located in Rocklin, California - Sierra MistSierra MistSierra Mist is a lemon-lime flavored caffeine-free soft drink, introduced by PepsiCo in 2000 and rolled out nationally in the United States in 2003. PepsiCo owns the rights to the similar 7 Up brand outside the U.S...
, a soft drink - Sierra Nevada Brewing CompanySierra Nevada Brewing CompanyThe Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was established in 1980 by homebrewers Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi.Located in Chico, California, Sierra Nevada Brewing is one of the top craft breweries currently operating in the United States. Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale is the second best-selling craft beer in the...
, a California based brewery - Sierra Foothills AVASierra Foothills AVAThe Sierra Foothills AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the state of California in the United States. Wine grapes were introduced to the area in the nineteenth century during the California Gold Rush...
See also
- Cera (disambiguation)
- High Sierra (disambiguation)
- La Sierra (disambiguation)
- Serra (disambiguation)
- Serra (surname)