Freel Peak
| Freel Peak | |
|---|---|
 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] |
| Listing | California county high points 11th |
| Coordinates | 38°51′27″N 119°54′01″W / 38.857537042°N 119.900142906°WCoordinates: 38°51′27″N 119°54′01″W / 38.857537042°N 119.900142906°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Freel Peak | |
| Location | El Dorado and Alpine counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Carson Range |
| Topo map | USGS Freel Peak |
Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe in California.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ a b "Freel Peak". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ a b "Freel Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Freel Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Freel Peak quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. USGS. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Subsection M261Et - Carson Range". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 121.
- ^ "Freel Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
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- Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
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