Donner Summit Recreation Site
Donner Summit Recreation Site is in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,251 feet. Donner Summit Recreation Site is situated nearby to Castle Peak, as well as near the hamlet Norden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boreal Mountain Resort and Castle Peak.
Boreal Mountain Resort
Sports venue
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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 1 mile southwest of Donner Summit Recreation Site.
Castle Peak
Peak
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Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass.
Donner Pass
Mountain saddle
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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 Pass is situated 2 miles southeast of Donner Summit Recreation Site.
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. Norden is situated 2 miles south of Donner Summit Recreation Site.
Soda Springs
Hamlet
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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 southwest of Donner Summit Recreation Site.
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 6 miles west of Donner Summit Recreation Site.
Donner Summit Recreation Site
Latitude
39.34546° or 39° 20′ 44″ northLongitude
-120.33854° or 120° 20′ 19″ westElevation
7,251 feet (2,210 metres)Open location code
84FX8MW6+5HGeoNames ID
5343634
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