The high peaks of the southern and central Sierra Nevada are home to a unique and endangered animal, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. John Muir called them “the bravest of all the Sierra mountaineers, ...

March will roar in like a lion for the West Coast, where the Sierra Nevada is about to be blasted by a multiday blizzard that begins Thursday night and will last until Sunday. At the peak of the storm ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. With an atmospheric river bringing rain and snow to California this week, the state’s mountains began to change ...

The mountain glaciers of Yosemite National Park are projected to melt away in 75 years or less. Now, new research finds that their loss will be the first time humans have ever seen the Sierra Nevada ...

The mountain range straddling California and Nevada has had mostly warm storms this winter. Finally, a cold one has piled up multiple feet of snow. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based ...

Up to 12 feet of snow could accumulate in the Sierra Nevada region. A blizzard warning is in effect for much of California's Sierra Nevada mountains, which could see a storm total of up to 12 feet of ...