Donner Summit Rest Area
Donner Summit Rest Area is a rest area in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Donner Summit Rest Area is situated nearby to West Lakes, as well as near the mountain saddle Euer Saddle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boreal Mountain Resort and Castle Peak.
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 3,700 feet southwest of Donner Summit Rest Area.
Castle Peak
Peak
Photo: miguelvieira, CC BY 2.0.
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. Castle Peak is situated 1½ miles north of Donner Summit Rest Area.
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 Rest Area.
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 Rest Area.
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 southwest of Donner Summit Rest Area.
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 5 miles west of Donner Summit Rest Area.
Donner Summit Rest Area
- Type: Rest area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.34245° or 39° 20′ 33″ northLongitude
-120.33999° or 120° 20′ 24″ westOpen location code
84FX8MR6+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 97345409OpenStreetMap feature
highway=rest_area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Lakes and Euer Saddle.
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