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What mountain pass did the Donner Party take to cross the Sierra Nevada?
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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.
Did the Donner party stay at donner springs Reno Nevada?
Allegedly the Donner Party set up a camp of about 2 miles for around 5 days at the base of Rattlesnake Mountain. Donner Springs Neighborhood is at the base of this mountain. The party rested in this camp prior to continuing their journey to California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where they met their eventual demise.
What Group of pioneers trapped in the sierra Nevada range by winter snow?
donner party xD once agan i answer my question
What kind of party was a group of western travelers that became lost in the sierra Nevada mountains?
donner party
What mountain range did the Donner Party get stuck in for the winter?
48 of 87 pioneers survived the trip. Near Truckee Lake, Northwest of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border of North California and Nevada, the Party could go no further. Most survived by cannibalizing their family members and others who died of starvation in what is now known as The Donner Pass.
Was John C Fremont apart of the Donner party?
No. He urged the Donner Party to take a shortcut which caused the party unnecessary hardship. If the Donner Party had not taken the shortcut, they would have made it to Sacramento before snow came to the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Which Wagon train was killed with few survivors in the sierra nevadas?
The Fancher Party.The Fancher Party wagon train killed and has very little survivors. This happened in Sierra Nevada.
Donner Party is trapped in sierra Nevada?
Yep, they are still stuck there. Jk, the 48 of 87 who survived were rescued in February of 1847.
Where were Pioneers trying to go when they cross the sierra Nevada?
The pioneers crossing the Sierra Nevada were generally trying to go to California. For example, the Donner Party emigrated from the United States to California in 1846 by crossing the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and finally the Sierra Nevada in order to settle in Mexican California.
Did the Donner Party turn around when they got trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
no they did that's y they went canniblism sick!look it up in Google
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.
Who was George donner?
George Donner was the leader of a group of American settlers who were going to California. The Donner party became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847. Nearly half of the emigrants starved to death, and some of the others resorted to cannibalism to survive.
