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14 highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada

14 peaks, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The peaks

  1. 1Mount Whitney4,421 m
  2. 2Mount Humphreys4,265 m
  3. 3Mount Morgan4,192 m
  4. 4Mount Gabb4,190 m
  5. 5Mount Ritter4,010 m
  6. 6Mount Lyell3,997 m
  7. 7Mount Dana3,981 m
  8. 8Olancha Peak3,698 m
  9. 9Mammoth Mountain3,371 m
  10. 10Freel Peak3,318 m
  11. 11Pyramid Peak (United States)3,043 m
  12. 12Half Dome2,693 m
  13. 13Mount Ingalls2,553 m
  14. 14Double Mountain2,436 m

Summit elevation above sea level in metres: the Famous Peaks and Famous Volcanoes sets’ figure for their items, else Wikidata’s (P2044). Notable mountains and volcanoes from Wikidata: those with a prominence of 300 m or more, those 1,000 m or higher with articles in 8 or more Wikipedia editions, well-known volcanoes, and every country’s highest point (at most 400 a country), with every item of the Famous Peaks and Famous Volcanoes sets. Countries are Wikidata’s: both for a summit on a border. The Sierra Nevada: what lies inside the mountain range’s outline, by each item’s point (a lake’s centre, a river’s mouth, a summit).

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