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. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west.
Elevation: 7,056 ft (2,151 m)
Location: Nevada County, California, United States
Traversed by: California Trail · Lincoln Highway · US 40 (until 1964) · Overland Route · I-80 (Indirectly, See below)
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