Sierra

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Contents 1 Mountains and mountain ranges 2 Place names 3 Organizations 4 In films 5 People 6 Music 7 Other uses 8 See also 9 References

Sierra can refer to:

[edit] Mountains and mountain ranges

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

[edit] Place names

• Sierra (Ecuador)
• Sierra (Peru)
• Sierra County, California, in the north of the states
• Sierra de las Nieves, in Andalusia, Spain
• Sierra Leone, located on the coast of West Africa
• Sierra de 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, in Plumas and Sierra counties

[edit] Organizations

• Sierra Bullets, an ammunition manufacturing company
• Sierra Club, an environmental organization in the United States
• Sierra Club Canada, an environmental organization in Canada
• Sierra Entertainment, a computer game company, subsidiary of Activision Blizzard
• Sierra Semiconductor, a semiconductor company
• Sierra Wireless, a wireless communications equipment manufacturer

[edit] In films

• Sierra (film), a 1950 Western movie that starred Audie Murphy^[1]
• Sierra (TV series), a 1974-1975 NBC television show produced by Universal Studios

[edit] People

• Ciara, American singer (pronounced "sierra")
• Álvaro Sierra, Colombian road cyclist
• Javier Sierra, Spanish journalist
• Jessica Sierra, American Idol 4 contestant
• Rubén Sierra, a professional baseball player

[edit] Music

• Sierra (group), American musical artists

[edit] 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
• Sierra-class submarine, a Russian attack nuclear submarine
• Sierra College, a community college located in Rocklin, California
• Sierra Mist, a soft drink
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, a California based brewery
• Sierra, one of the main villains of The Land Before Time VII

[edit] See also

• Cera
• High Sierra
• Serra

[edit] References

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