SIERRA MOUNTAINS

A 'sierra' is a word from the Spanish language meaning a mountain range ('serra' in Portuguese). It is used for various mountains and mountain ranges in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
'Sierra mountains' or 'Sierra Mountain' may refer to any of the following:

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Mountain ranges
Single mountains

Mountain ranges



★ In Argentina:


Sierra de Córdoba, in the central region of the country

★ In Brazil:


Serra do Mar, in the country's southeast

★ In Mexico:


Sierra Juárez, in Baja California


Sierra Madre del Sur, in the country's south


Sierra Madre Occidental, in the northwest of the country


Sierra Madre Oriental, in the northeast of the country


Sierra Nevada (Mexico), running across the central portion of the country


Sierra San Pedro Mártir, in Baja California

★ In the Philippines:


Sierra Madre (Philippines), on the island of Luzon

★ In Portugal:


Serra da Estrela, in the north central region of the country

★ In Spain:


Sierra de Gata, in the west of the country


Sierra de Gredos, near the central region of the country


Sierra de Guadarrama, in the central part of the country


Sierra de Mijas, in the south of the country


Sierra Morena, in the county's south


Sierra Nevada (Spain), in the southeast of the country

★ In the United States:


Sierra Ancha in central Arizona


Sierra Blanca, in New Mexico


Sierra Estrella, in southwestern Arizona


Sierra Madre Mountains (California), in southwestern California


Sierra Nevada (U.S.), also known as The Sierras and located in California and Nevada

Single mountains



Antofagasta de la Sierra in Argentina

Junipero Serra Peak, in California, United States

Sierra Negra in Puebla, Mexico

Sierra Negra (Galápagos), in Galápagos Province, Ecuador

Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano), in Chile

Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, on the border of Argentina and Chile

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in Columbia

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