Freel Peak | |
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![]() Freel Peak from the Tahoe Rim Trail | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,886 ft (3,318 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 3,146 ft (959 m)[2] |
Isolation | 22.95 mi (36.93 km)[2] |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 38°51′27″N 119°54′01″W / 38.857537042°N 119.900142906°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | El Dorado and Alpine counties, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Carson Range |
Topo map | USGS Freel Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[3] |
Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe in California.[4]
The peak is on the boundary between El Dorado County and Alpine County; and the boundary between the Eldorado National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.[5] At 10,886 feet (3,318 m), it is the tallest summit in the Carson Range, El Dorado County, and the Tahoe Basin.[2] Due to its elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow.[6]
In 1893, the U.S. Geological Survey assigned the name Freel Peak to what was then known as Jobs Peak. James Freel was an early settler in the area.[7][8]
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