Historic site · Utah
Donner Hill Historical Marker
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.
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
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75156, -111.80090
- 4.5 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Slide Canyon Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rotary Glen Park: 0.4 mi
- Donner Trail Park: 0.5 mi
- This is the Place Heritage Park: 0.9 mi
- Curtis Park: 1.6 mi
- Davis Park: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Globe Fountian: 0.7 mi
- Ostrich: 0.7 mi
- Zebra: 0.7 mi
- Warthog: 0.7 mi
- Giraffe: 0.8 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
Picnic sites
- Secret Wayside: 1.7 mi
- Solar Plaza: 1.8 mi
- #15 - Pines: 4.6 mi
- #17 - Lodge Pole: 4.6 mi
- #19 - Shadybrook: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- 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
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
Museums: 58
- Natural History Museum Of Utah: 1.4 mi
- Garden Exhibits: 1.5 mi
- Fort Douglas Museum: 1.9 mi
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 2.3 mi
- The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 57
- Water & Pollinator Conservation Garden: 2.4 mi
- BU C Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sill Garden: 2.4 mi
- Nuh Eevaat Garden: 2.7 mi
- Esther's Garden: 2.9 mi
Springs: 33
- 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: 12
- H-Rock Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.4 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Mystic Springs Wetland Educational Area: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Johnson: 8.3 mi
- Bacchus: 16.6 mi
- Forest City: 18.6 mi
- Rockport: 21.6 mi
- Keetley: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rattlesnake Point: 1.2 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Witch Rocks: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Industrial Arch: 6.5 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 17.3 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Silver Sands Beach: 21.2 mi
- Sunset Beach: 22.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SSE 159° | 3,453 m | 11.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SSE 160° | 3,453 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SSE 157° | 3,437 m | 12.0 mi |
| Dromedary Peak | SSE 156° | 3,385 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 142° | 3,171 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 132° | 3,115 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 141° | 3,108 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SE 128° | 3,033 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake City E Bench, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/442728519
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