Sierra mountains explained

Sierra is a Spanish word meaning mountain chain and saw, from Latin serra. 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, a volcanic field
Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, on the border of Argentina and Chile
Sierra de la Ventana (mountains), Buenos Aires province

Brazil

Serra do Mar, in the country's southeast

Chile

Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano), La Araucanía Region
Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, on the border of Argentina and Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Sierra Negra (Galápagos), Galápagos Province, Ecuador

Mexico

Sierra de Juárez, 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), part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California
Sierra Negra, 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 Protected Landscape, in the west region of the country
Serra da Vila, in the west region of the country; see Castle of Carrazeda de Ansiães
Serra do Socorro, in the west region of the country; see Mafra, Portugal

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
Sierra de la Demanda, northern Iberian Peninsula

United States

Sierra Ancha, central Arizona
Sierra Blanca (New Mexico)
Sierra Estrella, southwestern Arizona
Sierra Madre Mountains (California), southwestern California
Sierra Nevada (U.S.), California and Nevada

Uruguay

Sierra Carapé, in the central part of the country

Venezuela

Sierra Nevada de Merida