King's Canyon National Park lies within this mountain range, which features a notably steep Eastern escarpment, and two "Chinese Walls" were required to breach the summit of the main rail and interstate crossing of this range at the Donner Pass.
The supervolcano in the Long Valley Caldera and the unusually saline Mono Lake are located in this range whose southern portion ends at a pass featuring an unusual railway loop and massive wind farm, the Tehachapi Pass. The Truckee River drains from this range into Pyramid Lake and the highest road pass through this range is the Tioga Pass, which connects to the Tuolumne Meadows, from which flows the unusual upwards-flowing water jets of Waterwheel Falls, which drains into the Hetch-Hetchy Reservoir. King's Canyon National Park lies within this mountain range, which features a notably steep Eastern escarpment, and two "Chinese Walls" were required to breach the summit of the main rail and interstate crossing of this range at the Donner Pass. For 10 points, identify this mountain range that includes the highest point in the contiguous 48 states at Mount Whitney as well as Lake Tahoe and is located in eastern California.
The supervolcano in the Long Valley Caldera and the unusually saline Mono Lake are located in this range whose southern portion ends at a pass featuring an unusual railway loop and massive wind farm, the Tehachapi Pass.
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