Sierra

Sierra

Mountains and mountain ranges

*Sierra mountains
*Sierra Juárez, mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
*Sierra Madre, various mountain ranges

Place names

*Sierra (Ecuador)
*Sierra (Peru)
*Sierra County, California, in the north of the states
*Sierra de las Nieves, in Andalusia, Spain
*Sierra San Pedro Mártir, mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
*Sierra National Forest, in California, United States
*Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), in Andalusia, Spain
*Sierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela)
*Sierra Nevada Observatory, Granada, Spain
*Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park in northern Colombia
*Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno, California
*High Sierra Trail, in California, United States
*Sierra Valley, California, in Plumas and Sierra counties

Organizations

*Sierra Bullets, an ammunition manufacturing company
*Sierra Club, an environmental organization in the United States
*Sierra Club of Canada, an environmental organization in Canada
*Sierra Entertainment, A Worldwide American computer game developer and publisher
*Sierra Semiconductor, a semiconductor company
*Sierra Wireless, a wireless communications equipment manufacturer
*Sierra Instruments, A Worldwide Massflow Company

In films

*Sierra (TV series), a 1974-1975 NBC television show that aired on Thursday nights

People

*Ciara, American singer (pronounced "sierra")
*Javier Sierra, Spanish journalist
*Jessica Sierra, "American Idol 4" contestant
*Rubén Sierra, a professional baseball player
*Sierra (porn star), an erotic actress from Atlanta

Music

*Sierra (group), American musical artists

Other uses

*Acme Sierra, an American experimental aircraft built in 1948
*Ford Sierra, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company
*GMC Sierra, a truck produced by General Motors
*Jamón serrano, Spanish for "Sierra ham"
*Scomberomorus sierra, a Pacific coast Spanish mackerel
*"Sierra" is the NATO phonetic alphabet designation for the letter "S"
*Sclass|Sierra|submarine|1, a Russian attack nuclear submarine
*Sierra Mist, a soft drink
*Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, a California based brewery

See also

*Cera
*High Sierra
*Serra


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