- Elevation, modelled
- 2,065 m
- Tallest summit within 12.2 miles
- Mount Lola2,788 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive21.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3233, -120.3794
Donner Summit Historical Society is a museum in California, at a modelled 2,065 m. Mount Lola stands 2,788 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Western SkiSport Museum, a museum 1.8 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Donner Summit Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lola | N 6° | 2,788 m | 7.6 mi |
| Castle Peak | NNE 29° | 2,773 m | 3.3 mi |
| Basin Peak | NNE 11° | 2,749 m | 4.1 mi |
| Granite Chief | SSE 150° | 2,749 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tinker Knob | SE 137° | 2,713 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lyon Peak | SSE 157° | 2,713 m | 8.7 mi |
| Needle Peak | SSE 154° | 2,711 m | 9.5 mi |
| Washeshu Peak | SSE 149° | 2,706 m | 11.5 mi |
- 21.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 22.3 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 24 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 30 mi
- Cave Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Andesite Peak: 2.0 mi
- Palisade Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mount Marliave: 2.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.3 mi
- Crows Nest: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 7.9 mi
- Donner Camp: 7.9 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 7.9 mi
- CPRR Lookout: 8.6 mi
- Forest Gift Shop: 8.7 mi
Museums: 12
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 1.8 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 7.9 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 10.3 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- China Cove Beach: 6.8 mi
- Patton Beach: 17.4 mi
- William Kent Beach: 17.5 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 19.1 mi
- Secline Beach: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- China Wall: 3.2 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 11.1 mi
- Webber Lake: 11.6 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 6.7 mi
- Weber Falls: 11.1 mi
- Hackmans Falls: 21.0 mi
- Loves Falls: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 2.5 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 4.3 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Campbell Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Deadwood: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Truckee · 9 mi
- Olympic Valley · 12 mi
- Tahoe City · 17 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 18 mi
- Homewood · 20 mi
- Sierra County · 20 mi
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