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Donner Hill Historical Marker

Donner Hill Historical Marker from directly overhead

Donner Hill Historical Marker is a historic site in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,525 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Emigration Tunnel Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Donner Hill: Lured by Lansford Hasting's assurance that his shortcut from the well-known trail to Oregon and California would save 250 miles and weeks of travel, the ill-fated Donner-Reed party reached this place August 23, 1846, after spending 16 days t
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Coordinates40.75156, -111.80090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Eagle Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Giraffe Family: 0.7 mi
  • Lion's Pride: 0.8 mi
  • Spider Monkey: 0.8 mi
  • Ostrich: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Globe Fountian: 0.7 mi
  • Ostrich: 0.7 mi
  • Zebra: 0.7 mi
  • Warthog: 0.7 mi
  • Giraffe: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Meercat and Wharthog: 0.8 mi
  • Marble Seal: 0.9 mi
  • Otter: 0.9 mi
  • Cottam's Oaks: 1.5 mi
  • Rainbird: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Jacks Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Wire: 1.3 mi
  • Perkins Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pencil Point: 1.8 mi
  • Dale Benchmark: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites
Museums: 58
Springs: 45
  • Emigration Tunnel Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Wagner Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Olympus Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Neffs Spring: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hidden Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Moss Ledge Waterfall: 9.3 mi
  • Donut Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Lisa Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Lisa Falls: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Industrial Arch: 6.5 mi
  • Storm Window Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Hole in the Rock.: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Donner Hill Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin Peaks (East)SSE 159°3,453.4 m11.7 mi
Twin Peaks (West)SSE 160°3,452.8 m11.7 mi
Sunrise PeakSSE 157°3,436.6 m12.0 mi
Dromedary PeakSSE 156°3,385.4 m12.0 mi
Kesler PeakSE 142°3,170.8 m11.1 mi
Gobblers KnobSE 132°3,115 m8.3 mi
Mount RaymondSE 141°3,108 m8.3 mi
Wilson PeakSE 128°3,033 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:40
June solstice05:5720:2121:03
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:4916:2017:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313645516069787666534232

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/442728519

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