Donner
Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical first transcontinental railroad, 1.5 miles west of Donner Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in Placer County, California, USA
- Also known as: “Donner, CA” and “Donner, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Donner Pass and Donner Peak.
Donner Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles west of Truckee, California.
Donner Peak
Peak
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donner Peak is an 8,019-foot-elevation summit in Placer County, California, United States.
Boreal Mountain Resort
Sports venue
Photo: Noah Loverbear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boreal Mountain California is a ski area in Soda Springs, near the Lake Tahoe area of California. It has six chairlifts and two surface lifts, and offers the only night skiing in Tahoe, until 8 pm. Boreal Mountain Resort is situated 1½ miles northwest of Donner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norden and Soda Springs.
Norden
Hamlet
Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical first transcontinental railroad, 1.5 miles west of Donner Pass.
Soda Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.
Soda Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located 3 miles west of Donner Pass. Soda Springs is situated 2½ miles west of Donner.
Soda Springs
Locality
Soda Springs is a set of springs in Placer County, California that was in the 19th century once the location of a hotel and resort. Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River, 2 miles west of Tinker Knob, and 4 miles north-northwest of Granite Chief. Soda Springs is situated 5 miles south of Donner.
Donner
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Donner” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “多納”
- French: “Donner”
- Irish: “Donner”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Mary and Lake Mary 311-003 Dam.
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