Sierra mountains

Sierra is a Spanish word meaning "saw". The corresponding word in Portuguese, Catalan and Latin is serra. This name is used for various mountain ranges in Spanish-speaking and other countries (with the word serra used in Portuguese-speaking countries).

Sierra or Sierras may refer to:

Argentina

• Sierra de Córdoba in the central region of the country
• Antofagasta de la Sierra
• Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas on the border of Argentina and Chile

Brazil

• Serra do Mar in the country's southeast

Chile

• Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano)
• Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas on the border of Argentina and Chile

Colombia

• Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Ecuador

• Sierra Negra (Galápagos) in Galápagos Province, Ecuador

Mexico

• Sierra de 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), see Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, running across the central portion of the country
• Sierra San Pedro Mártir in Baja California
• Sierra Negra in Puebla, Mexico

The Philippines

• Sierra Madre (Philippines) on the island of Luzon

Portugal

• Serra da Estrela in the north central region of the country
• Serra de Montejunto in the west region of the country
• Serra da Vila in the west region of the country
• Serra do Socorro in the west region of the country

Spain

• Sierra de Gata in the west region 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 region of the country
• Sierra Morena in the country's south
• Sierra Nevada (Spain) in the southeast region of the country

The United States

• Sierra Ancha in central Arizona
• Sierra Blanca (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

Uruguay

• Sierra de Minas in the central part of the country
• Sierra de Carapé in the central part of the country

See also

• High Sierra (disambiguation)
• Mountain range
• Serra (disambiguation)
• Sierra (disambiguation)