Donner Summit
Donner Summit is in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,637 feet. Donner Summit is situated nearby to the hamlet Soda Springs, as well as near Kingvale.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort and Boreal Mountain Resort.
Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort
Building
Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort is the largest cross-country ski resort in North America. Located in Soda Springs, California, the resort offers 137 trails and 159.6 kilometres of skiable terrain, as well as 8 warming huts across the area's 6000 acres. Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort is situated 1 mile south of Donner Summit.
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 2½ miles east of Donner Summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soda Springs and Kingvale.
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.
Kingvale
Hamlet
Kingvale is a census-designated place in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States. The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. Kingvale is situated 2½ miles west of Donner Summit.
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. Norden is situated 3 miles east of Donner Summit.
Donner Summit
Latitude
39.32657° or 39° 19′ 36″ northLongitude
-120.39298° or 120° 23′ 35″ westElevation
6,637 feet (2,023 metres)Open location code
84FX8JG4+JRGeoNames ID
5343632
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