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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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Margaret donner in donner party?
There was a girl named Mary Donner in the Donner Party, and a woman named Margaret Reed.
What is donner pass?
part of hwy 88 is Donner Pass. Which is about 20 miles to 89 (Carson Pass)
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.
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.
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 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 Two of Santa's reindeer were originally named 'Dunder' and 'Blixem' not 'Donner' and 'Blitzen'?
no donner und blitzen are german for thunder und lightning
Who are the 2 reindeer named after weather phenomenons?
Donner and Blitzen. Their names mean thunder and lightning in German. Comet is an astronomic phenomenon, not a meteorological one.
Which reindeer was Rudolphs dad?
Donner in Rankin-Bass's holiday specialBlitzen in GoodTimes retelling
What is Rudolph mom name?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's mom is named Mrs. Donner.
