The Sierra Nevada has been a topic of debate for decades ... In general, large mountain belts, or anywhere there is a batholith, is where you expect to find these events, McMillan said.

2015. Note the late-Jurassic (160-140 Ma) and late-Cretaceous (105-80 Ma) in the Sierra Nevada batholith Left: generalized outline of the Sierra Nevada Batholith, CA. Right: simplified geologic map of ...

It's well known by rock climbers that come from all over to climb those steep faces of granite, similar to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada Batholith. But there's a batholith here too.

This new field-trip guide from The Geological Society of America takes readers on a six-day, west-to-east geologic journey across the Mesozoic magmatic arc of the central Sierra Nevada in California, ...

The Sierra Nevada has been a topic of debate for decades ... In general, large mountain belts, or anywhere there is a batholith, is where you expect to find these events, McMillan said.