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Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada

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Main article: Sierra Nevada (U.S.)

The following is a bibliography of the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, including books on recreation, natural history, and human history.[1][2]

View of Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness

Recreation

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General travel

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  • Yosemite & The Southern Sierra Nevada: A Complete Guide, Including Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Death Valley & Mammoth Lakes (Great Destinations) (2008), by David T. Page, ISBN 978-1-58157-077-9.
  • Sierra Nevada byways : backcountry drives for the whole family (2008), by Tony Huegel, ISBN 978-0-89997-473-6, Wilderness Press.

Hiking and climbing

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Mount Whitney
  • Discovering the John Muir Trail: An Inspirational Guide to America's Most Beautiful Hike (2018) by Damon Corso, ISBN 978-1-49303-125-2.
  • Moon Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Hiking, Camping, Waterfalls & Big Trees (2015) by Ann Marie Brown, ISBN 978-1-64049-445-9.
  • Climbing Mt. Whitney, (2007) by Peter Croft and Wynne Benti, 3rd edition, 42nd printing, ISBN 978-1-893343-14-6, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop, CA.
  • John Muir Trail: The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail (2007), 4th edition, by Elizabeth Wenk with Kathy Morey, ISBN 978-0-89997-436-1.
  • Sierra South: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada (2006) by Kathy Morey and Mike White, with Stacy Corless, Analise Elliot, Chris Tirrell, and Thomas Winnett, Wilderness Press, ISBN 978-0-89997-414-9.
  • Sierra North: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada (2005) by Kathy Morey and Mike White, with Stacy Corless and Thomas Winnett, Wilderness Press, 9th edition, ISBN 978-0-89997-396-8.
  • Feather River Country Adventure Trails... (2004), by Tom Demund, ISBN 0-9679740-2-X.
  • Close Ups of the High Sierra, (2004) by Norman Clyde, 2nd edition, 3rd printing, ISBN 0-9647530-3-0, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop CA.
  • Woman on the Rocks: The Mountaineering Letters of Ruth Dyar Mendenhall (2004), 1st edition, ISBN 978-1-893343-15-3, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop, CA.
  • 100 Hikes in Yosemite, (2003) by Marc J. Soares, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 0-89886-867-X.
  • Starr's Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region (2002) 12th rev. ed., by Walter A. Starr, Jr. ISBN 0-87156-172-7.
  • The Good, the Great, and the Awesome: The Top 40 High Sierra Rock Climbs (2002), by Peter Croft, ISBN 0-9676116-4-4.
  • Hiking in the Sierra Nevada, (2002) by John Mock and Kimberley O'Neil, ISBN 1-74059-272-7, A Lonely Planet guidebook.
  • Yuba trails 2: A selection of historic hiking trails in the Yuba River and neighboring watersheds (2001), by Hank Meals, ASIN B0006RSO5U.
  • The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails (1999), by R. J. Secor, ISBN 0-89886-625-1.
  • The Tahoe Sierra: A Natural History Guide to 112 Hikes in the Northern Sierra (1998), by Jeffrey Schaffer, Wilderness Press, ISBN 0-89997-220-9.
  • The Secret Sierra: The Alpine World Above the Trees (1998), by David Gilligan, 1st edition, ISBN 1-893343-01-4, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop CA.
  • Climbing California's Fourteeners: The Route Guide to the Fifteen Highest Peaks (1998) by Stephen Porcella and Cameron Burns, ISBN 0-89886-555-7.
  • Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country (1997), by Steve Roper, ISBN 0-89886-506-9.
  • Sierra Classics : 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra (1993), by John Moynier and Claude Fiddler, ISBN 0-934641-60-9.
  • The Tahoe-Yosemite Trail: A Comprehensive Guide... (1987), by Thomas Winnett, Wilderness Press, ISBN 0-89997-084-2.
  • Yosemite Climbs (1987), by George Meyers and Don Reid, ISBN 0-934641-05-6.
  • The Vertical World of Yosemite (1973), by Royal Robbins, ISBN 0-911824-87-1.

Skiing

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Skier climbing Mount Morgan
  • Backcountry Skiing California's High Sierra (1999), by John Moynier, ISBN 1-56044-913-6.
  • Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada: East of the Sierra (1986), by Marcus Libkind, ISBN 0-931255-03-1.
  • Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada: Lake Tahoe (1985), by Marcus Libkind, ISBN 0-931255-00-7.
  • Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada: Yosemite, Huntington and Shaver Lakes, Kings Canyon and Sequoia (1985), by Marcus Libkind, ISBN 0-931255-02-3.

River rafting

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  • The Best Whitewater in California (1998), by Lars Holbek and Chuck Stanley, ISBN 0-9665289-0-5.
  • California Whitewater: A Guide to the Rivers (1995), by Jim Cassady and Fryar Calhoun, ISBN 0-9613650-2-1.

Natural history

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Multi-subject

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Little Lakes Valley

Flora/Vegetation

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A foxtail pine in Sequoia National Park

Fauna

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A yellow-bellied marmot on top of Mount Dana

Geology

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Palisade Glacier

History

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Panning for gold, 1850

Place names

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Explorations

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John Muir

References

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  1. ^ Stanley, John (1975). Selected bibliography of the Sierra Nevada. United States Forest Service. OCLC 13144926.
  2. ^ Farquhar, Francis (1948). Yosemite, the big trees and the High Sierra : a selective bibliography. University of California Press. OCLC 29438777.
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