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 Sierras 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 Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
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
See also High Sierra (disambiguation) Mountain range Serra (disambiguation) Sierra (disambiguation)