part of hwy 88 is Donner Pass. Which is about 20 miles to 89 (Carson Pass)

part of hwy 88 is Donner Pass. Which is about 20 miles to 89 (Carson Pass)

Donner Pass (el. 7085 ft. / 2160 m.) is a high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, located above Donner Lake about nine miles west of Truckee, CA. It is traversed by US Route 40 (Donner Pass Road). I-80 crosses the crest about 2 miles north of Donner Pass.

Donner Pass and Donner River are named in honor of the lost western expedition called the Donner Party. Title suggests mirth, reality included starvation, exposure and cannibalism!

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