526:
29:
196:
163:
189:
546:
156:
514:
497:), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Donner Pass averages 51.6 inches (1,310 mm) of precipitation per year, and with an average of 411.5 inches (10.45 m) of snow per year, it is one of the
445:
which crosses Donner Pass was dedicated in 1913 and was the first cross-country road for automobiles, as well as
America's first national memorial to President Lincoln. It turned out that Abe Lincoln never set foot in California.
425:
who was a member of the Donner Party. Lincoln was interested in
California and joining the Donner Party, but decided not to go because of his wife, toddler son, and new political career as a congressman.
94:
525:
848:
498:
704:
377:
is modest as the summit rises 2,200 feet (670 meters) above Onion Creek in 1.75 mile. Neighbors include Mount Disney, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the northwest,
853:
441:
decided a route for the railroad was best through Donner Pass as it required only one summit crossing rather than the two of other possible options. The
838:
188:
685:
513:
833:
155:
812:
676:
381:
one mile (1.6 km) to the northeast, and the nearest higher peak is
Anderson Peak, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the southeast. The
600:
478:
681:
430:
281:
818:
843:
466:
87:
401:
between Mount
Lincoln and Mount Judah, was one of the wagon trails through Donner Pass used by pioneers on the way to
753:
465:
This landform's toponym has appeared in publications since at least 1872, and has been officially adopted by the
366:
322:
255:
235:
671:
493:
and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (
303:
28:
790:
64:
54:
768:
555:
434:
406:
346:
342:
77:
748:
382:
374:
596:
550:
402:
398:
394:
362:
494:
450:
442:
418:
276:
136:
482:
438:
358:
262:
827:
560:
490:
486:
455:
422:
385:
traverses the east slope of the peak, providing an approach option from Donner Pass.
370:
354:
269:
410:
350:
296:
719:
437:
to begin construction. The Sierra Nevada posed a big obstacle to the project, and
615:
414:
378:
338:
225:
69:
326:
245:
109:
96:
131:
501:
in the contiguous United States. There are five ski areas at Donner Pass.
644:
318:
306:
44:
531:
Northeast aspect of Mount
Lincoln seen from Mt. Judah Loop Trail.
453:
filmed scenes on Mount
Lincoln for his silent movie classic,
519:
Northwest aspect of Mount
Lincoln seen from Mount Disney.
421:
was from
Springfield. He was a friend of, and lawyer to,
769:"Climate Summary of Donner Summit, California 1870–2001"
413:
tragically ended near here when they were snowbound at
409:, en route to California. The ill-fated journey of the
317:
is an 8,383-foot-elevation (2,555 meter) mountain
707:
462:
In 1957, a ski chair lift was installed on the peak.
773:
Journal of the Sierra
College Natural History Museum
579:
United States Geological Survey topographical map -
295:
290:
275:
261:
251:
241:
231:
221:
142:
130:
125:
86:
76:
63:
53:
43:
38:
21:
417:before they could cross this pass. Coincidently,
791:"Donner Summit Snowfall and Snowpack 1879–2011"
736:California: For Health, Pleasure, and Residence
433:to Northern California, and in 1862 signed the
849:Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
639:
637:
635:
8:
405:. In the spring of 1846, 90 people departed
337:Mount Lincoln is located two miles south of
18:
686:United States Department of the Interior
572:
509:
481:system, Mount Lincoln is located in an
854:Mountains of Placer County, California
709:, July 1, 2017, Nationalgeographic.com
666:
664:
429:As president, Abe Lincoln supported a
797:. University of California, Berkeley.
738:, 1872, Harper & Brothers, p. 114
195:
162:
7:
610:
608:
677:Geographic Names Information System
357:mountain range, with precipitation
16:Mountain in the state of California
14:
817:Mount Lincoln - Charlie Chaplin:
208:Mount Lincoln (the United States)
839:Mountains of Northern California
819:Donner Summit Historical Society
544:
524:
512:
194:
187:
161:
154:
27:
682:United States Geological Survey
795:Central Sierra Snow Laboratory
749:"Climate of the Sierra Nevada"
467:U.S. Board on Geographic Names
1:
834:North American 2000 m summits
593:Walkabout Northern California
479:Köppen climate classification
211:Show map of the United States
645:"Lincoln, Mount - 8,383' CA"
49:8,383 ft (2,555 m)
616:"Mount Lincoln, California"
82:3.77 mi (6.07 km)
870:
361:from the peak draining to
110:39.2877608°N 120.3284587°W
431:transcontinental railroad
367:North Fork American River
147:
26:
349:. It is situated on the
236:United States of America
115:39.2877608; -120.3284587
59:623 ft (190 m)
754:Encyclopædia Britannica
178:Show map of California
175:Location in California
844:Tahoe National Forest
591:Tom Courtney (2019),
556:Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
435:Pacific Railroad Acts
407:Springfield, Illinois
347:Tahoe National Forest
345:, on land managed by
343:Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
595:, Wilderness Press,
551:Mountains portal
383:Pacific Crest Trail
106: /
811:Weather forecast:
734:Charles Nordhoff,
375:Topographic relief
39:Highest point
779:(1). Winter 2009.
489:originate in the
477:According to the
329:, United States.
312:
311:
861:
799:
798:
787:
781:
780:
765:
759:
758:
745:
739:
732:
726:
717:
711:
702:
696:
695:
693:
692:
668:
659:
658:
656:
655:
641:
630:
629:
627:
626:
612:
603:
589:
583:
577:
549:
548:
547:
528:
516:
397:, which crossed
395:California Trail
363:South Yuba River
299:
265:
212:
198:
197:
191:
179:
165:
164:
158:
121:
120:
118:
117:
116:
111:
107:
104:
103:
102:
99:
31:
19:
869:
868:
864:
863:
862:
860:
859:
858:
824:
823:
808:
803:
802:
789:
788:
784:
767:
766:
762:
747:
746:
742:
733:
729:
724:, Sierrasun.com
722:Chasing Chaplin
718:
714:
705:Simon Worrall,
703:
699:
690:
688:
672:"Mount Lincoln"
670:
669:
662:
653:
651:
649:listsofjohn.com
643:
642:
633:
624:
622:
614:
613:
606:
590:
586:
578:
574:
569:
545:
543:
540:
535:
532:
529:
520:
517:
507:
499:snowiest places
495:orographic lift
475:
451:Charlie Chaplin
443:Lincoln Highway
419:Abraham Lincoln
391:
335:
297:
263:
217:
216:
215:
214:
213:
210:
209:
206:
205:
204:
203:
199:
182:
181:
180:
177:
176:
173:
172:
171:
170:
166:
137:Abraham Lincoln
114:
112:
108:
105:
100:
97:
95:
93:
92:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
867:
865:
857:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
826:
825:
822:
821:
815:
807:
806:External links
804:
801:
800:
782:
760:
740:
727:
720:David Bunker,
712:
697:
660:
631:
620:Peakbagger.com
604:
584:
571:
570:
568:
565:
564:
563:
558:
553:
539:
536:
534:
533:
530:
523:
521:
518:
511:
508:
506:
503:
487:weather fronts
483:alpine climate
474:
471:
439:Theodore Judah
390:
387:
334:
331:
310:
309:
301:
293:
292:
288:
287:
279:
273:
272:
267:
259:
258:
253:
249:
248:
243:
239:
238:
233:
229:
228:
223:
219:
218:
207:
201:
200:
193:
192:
186:
185:
184:
183:
174:
168:
167:
160:
159:
153:
152:
151:
150:
149:
148:
145:
144:
140:
139:
134:
128:
127:
123:
122:
90:
84:
83:
80:
74:
73:
67:
61:
60:
57:
51:
50:
47:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
866:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
831:
829:
820:
816:
814:
813:Mount Lincoln
810:
809:
805:
796:
792:
786:
783:
778:
774:
770:
764:
761:
756:
755:
750:
744:
741:
737:
731:
728:
725:
723:
716:
713:
710:
708:
701:
698:
687:
683:
679:
678:
673:
667:
665:
661:
650:
646:
640:
638:
636:
632:
621:
617:
611:
609:
605:
602:
601:9780899978918
598:
594:
588:
585:
582:
576:
573:
566:
562:
561:Mount Lincoln
559:
557:
554:
552:
542:
541:
537:
527:
522:
515:
510:
504:
502:
500:
496:
492:
491:Pacific Ocean
488:
484:
480:
472:
470:
468:
463:
460:
458:
457:
456:The Gold Rush
452:
447:
444:
440:
436:
432:
427:
424:
423:James F. Reed
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
403:Sutter's Fort
400:
396:
388:
386:
384:
380:
376:
372:
371:Truckee River
368:
364:
360:
356:
355:Sierra Nevada
352:
348:
344:
340:
332:
330:
328:
324:
323:Placer County
320:
316:
315:Mount Lincoln
308:
305:
302:
300:
298:Easiest route
294:
289:
286:
283:
280:
278:
274:
271:
270:Sierra Nevada
268:
266:
260:
257:
254:
250:
247:
244:
240:
237:
234:
230:
227:
224:
220:
202:Mount Lincoln
190:
169:Mount Lincoln
157:
146:
141:
138:
135:
133:
129:
124:
119:
91:
89:
85:
81:
79:
75:
71:
68:
66:
62:
58:
56:
52:
48:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
22:Mount Lincoln
20:
794:
785:
776:
772:
763:
752:
743:
735:
730:
721:
715:
706:
700:
689:. Retrieved
675:
652:. Retrieved
648:
623:. Retrieved
619:
592:
587:
580:
575:
476:
464:
461:
454:
448:
428:
411:Donner Party
392:
336:
314:
313:
304:class 1
284:
264:Parent range
33:North aspect
485:zone. Most
415:Donner Lake
399:Roller Pass
379:Mount Judah
339:Donner Pass
333:Description
226:Donner Pass
113: /
101:120°19′42″W
88:Coordinates
70:Tinker Knob
65:Parent peak
828:Categories
691:2022-07-06
654:2022-07-06
625:2022-07-06
567:References
327:California
246:California
98:39°17′16″N
72:(8,949 ft)
55:Prominence
449:In 1924,
143:Geography
132:Etymology
78:Isolation
45:Elevation
538:See also
291:Climbing
277:Topo map
222:Location
505:Gallery
473:Climate
389:History
353:of the
232:Country
599:
581:Norden
369:, and
359:runoff
319:summit
307:hiking
285:Norden
256:Placer
252:County
126:Naming
351:crest
242:State
597:ISBN
393:The
282:USGS
341:at
321:in
830::
793:.
775:.
771:.
751:.
684:,
680:.
674:.
663:^
647:.
634:^
618:.
607:^
469:.
459:.
373:.
365:,
325:,
777:2
757:.
694:.
657:.
628:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
