Donner Pass
Mountain passUSA
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Donner Pass
Mountain pass · USA
Description
Historic Sierra crossing west of Truckee, infamous for the stranded Donner Party of 1846. It carries the transcontinental railroad, old highway and Pacific Crest Trail.
Key facts
Donner Pass is in California.
- Region
- California
- Elevation
- 2,151m
- Huts nearby
- Lost Trail Lodge (5.2km), Frog Lake Backcountry Huts (6km), Benson Hut (6.5km)
- Lakes nearby
- Flora Lake (1.7km), Azalea Lake (2.1km), Crater Lake (3.1km)
- Trailhead
- 0.5km
- Nearest village
- Norden · 1.6km