Donner Pass
Americannoun
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Up higher on the crest, Donner Pass may see 10 inches of snow, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2024
The area near Donner Pass, a famously bad place to get stuck in the snow in a covered wagon, had its snowiest March since 1952.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2023
The University of California, Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab at Donner Pass, north of Lake Tahoe, reported earlier this month it had recorded the snowiest October-February period since 1970.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023
The Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs, Calif., off Interstate 80 near Donner Pass, is at 608 inches for the season to date.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023
The Sierra Nevada range upon the east has been crossed at Donner Pass, and upon the south an outlet has been found through the Tehachapi Pass.
From The Western United States A Geographical Reader by Fairbanks, Harold W. (Harold Wellman)
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