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Pioneers who crossed the Sierra Nevada mountains in the mid-1800s were threatened by
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Pioneers who crossed the Sierra Nevada mountains in the mid-1800s were threatened by

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They faced certain death if they did didn't before the early snow falls. The mountain passes were too treacherous for wagon trains when they were iced over. Availability of food would have also been a problem.
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They were threaten by snow and cold temperatures.
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