Donner Summit Rest Area
Donner Summit Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,208 m. Mount Lola stands 2,788 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is "Snowshoe" Thompson, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 19 miles off.
On Donner Pass
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 20.6 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 29 mi
- Cave Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Signal Hill: 1.4 mi
- Andesite Peak: 1.5 mi
- Castle Peak: 1.7 mi
- George R. Stewart Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Stephens: 1.8 mi
- Lamson-Cashion Donner Summit Hub: 1.9 mi
- Donner Pines West Beach: 3.1 mi
- Donner Lake Property Owners Association Private Beach: 3.2 mi
- Donner Lake Launching Facility: 3.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 3.9 mi
- Black Wall: 1.9 mi
- Johnson Canyon: 2.0 mi
- Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement: 5.0 mi
- Jackass Ridge Conservation Easement: 7.0 mi
- Wintercreek: 9.0 mi
- German Ridge: 1.8 mi
- Frog Lake Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Green Phantom Rock: 2.0 mi
- Goldilocks Wall: 2.0 mi
- Petroglyph Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Donner Camp: 5.9 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 5.9 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 6.0 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 8.2 mi
- CPRR Lookout: 10.7 mi
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 0.7 mi
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 5.9 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 8.2 mi
- China Cove Beach: 4.9 mi
- Patton Beach: 16.1 mi
- William Kent Beach: 17.2 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 17.6 mi
- Secline Beach: 18.1 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
- Lodgepole: 14.1 mi
- Woodcamp Day Use Site: 15.1 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 15.2 mi
- Health Springs: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 14.3 mi
- Sardine Spring: 16.0 mi
- Dawson Spring: 16.4 mi
- China Wall: 2.1 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 9.1 mi
- Webber Lake: 10.9 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 24.7 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 9.0 mi
- Weber Falls: 10.2 mi
- Hackmans Falls: 21.4 mi
- Loves Falls: 21.7 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 0.7 mi
- The Ants: 8.9 mi
- The Big Tree: 15.9 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 2.4 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Campbell Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Donner Summit Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lola | NNW 348° | 2,788 m | 6.4 mi |
| Castle Peak | NNW 343° | 2,773 m | 1.7 mi |
| Basin Peak | NNW 335° | 2,749 m | 3.0 mi |
| Granite Chief | SSE 164° | 2,749 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tinker Knob | SSE 156° | 2,713 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lyon Peak | S 172° | 2,713 m | 9.5 mi |
| Needle Peak | SSE 168° | 2,711 m | 10.0 mi |
| Washeshu Peak | SSE 161° | 2,706 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donner MEM SP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/97345409
Day trips start here
- Truckee · 7 mi
- Olympic Valley · 12 mi
- Tahoe City · 16 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 17 mi
- Sierra County · 19 mi
- Homewood · 20 mi
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