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What was the average in winter season monthly snow fall for the Sierra Nevada Mountains Donner Pass?
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∙ 15y ago
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.
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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.
What kind of party was a group of western travelers that became lost in the sierra Nevada mountains?
donner party
What is the average rainfall in Nevada?
the answer is 1.82 inches (monthly)
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.
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.
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
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.
What is the price of a Tahoe Donner?
Tahoe Donner is a home owners association with homes, properties, and public and private amenities in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Prices will vary depending on whether one is looking for a membership, a home, passes to public amenities and more.
How does the donner party apply to westward expansion?
The Donner Party was a group of western settlers who left for the west too late in the summer and got stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter. They became snowbound and most of the group died. The conditions they suffered under are legendary.
What is Nevada's main mountains?
sierra Nevada mountains and the Rockie's
What type of mountain is is the Sierra Nevada mountains?
The sierra Nevada mountains are block mountains
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.
