Donner Pass

American  

[don-er] / ˈdɒn ər /

noun

1. a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, in E California. 7,135 feet (2,175 meters) high.

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Donner Pass

In a post on X, the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in Donner Pass called it the “first measurable snow” of the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

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 Central Sierra Snow Lab off Interstate 80 near Donner Pass, near 7,000 feet, measured a “rain-soaked” 9.3 inches of snow Friday and has tallied 617 inches of snow since October.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 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 most famous of these is the one across Donner Pass and through Emigrant Gap.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton