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part of hwy 88 is Donner Pass. Which is about 20 miles to 89 (Carson Pass)
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What Highway is Donner Pass?
part of hwy 88 is Donner Pass. Which is about 20 miles to 89 (Carson Pass)
The Donner Pass is located where?
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.
Who is donner pass named for?
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!
How many cars pass Donner's pass each year?
about 11,111,111,111,111,111,111,111,100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
What mountain range was doom for donner party?
I think what you are asking for is Donner Pass, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
What was the average in winter season monthly snow fall for the Sierra Nevada Mountains Donner Pass?
Not sure what the annual slow fall rate is but at the Donner Pass memorial the plaque said the 22 foot height of the memorial represented the depth of the snow when the Donner Party was trapped there.
Where is the Emigrant Trail Museum And Bookstore Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee California located?
The address of the Emigrant Trail Museum And Bookstore Donner Memorial State Park is: 12593 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161
For how many years what was the only way to get to California from the US?
Over Donner Pass, and other similar passes.
Why did the people make donner pass a summer resort and a ski resort?
Donner Pass is a pretty large area, and actually there are three ski resorts you will pass if driving over it. Sugar Bowl, Donner Ski Ranch, Boreal, also there is Kingvale for people to enjoy sledding. People made these resorts because skiing is a fun winter activity and it is in a beautiful location. If there weren't resorts there it would be harder for people to enjoy the outdoors in that area, and less accessibility to the nature.
Who is the Donner Pass named after?
It was a relatively easy way for wagon to make it through the Sierra Nevada mountain range (at the time it was called Hastings Cutoff). It made for a straight shot between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento. The Donner party made it famous by getting stranded there during a poorly advised winter crossing attempt. Donner pass is still used today. Hwy 80 goes through it between California and Nevada.
What is Rudolph's fathers name?
Donner is Rudolph's father.
Margaret donner in donner party?
There was a girl named Mary Donner in the Donner Party, and a woman named Margaret Reed.
