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Donald Downs Plaque

Donald Downs Plaque from directly overhead

Donald Downs Plaque is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 3,871 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south-southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Junction Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away.

Plaque on Forester Pass in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California commemorating the death of Donald Downs in 1930 during construction of the pass.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.69119, -118.37212

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 34
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Boot Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 14.1 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 14.2 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 14.5 mi
Springs: 32
Historic sites: 23
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 11.7 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 11
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 9.8 mi
  • Valhalla: 14.5 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 15.0 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 16.0 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 12.2 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 13.5 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 14.7 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 14.7 mi
  • Heart Arch: 14.8 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 15.9 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 12.2 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Donald Downs Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneySSE 150°4,419.6 m9.0 mi
Mount WilliamsonSE 126°4,383 m4.2 mi
Mount RussellSSE 147°4,296 m8.3 mi
Mount TyndallSE 142°4,275 m3.1 mi
Mount BarnardSSE 147°4,266 m5.2 mi
Mount StanfordNW 304°4,260.2 m1.6 mi
Gregory's MonumentWNW 300°4,254.4 m1.5 mi
Mount KeithENE 69°4,249 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9459361770

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