Freel Peak
Freel Peak rises to 3,305 m in California. Jobs Sister stands 3,299 m to the east-northeast, 0.9 miles off. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe in California. 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. At 10,886 feet (3,318 m), it is the tallest summit in the Carson Range, El Dorado County, and the Tahoe Basin. Due to its elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow. 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.
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Wikidata Q8526079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3305 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 12.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.0 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 13 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 14 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Scenic lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jobs Sister: 0.9 mi
- Trimmer Peak: 1.6 mi
- Jobs Peak: 2.1 mi
- Wade Peak: 4.2 mi
- Monument Peak: 4.5 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Bijou Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Bonanza Community Park: 6.4 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 6.8 mi
- Al Tahoe Fields: 6.8 mi
- Folsom Spring: 8.2 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 10.7 mi
- Hot Tub: 11.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 11.4 mi
- Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 7.6 mi
- Pope Beach: 8.8 mi
- Nevada Beach: 8.9 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 9.6 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 9.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 10.7 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 12.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.2 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 12.7 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 6.6 mi
- Distillery Wall: 6.6 mi
- Detox Wall: 6.7 mi
- Tallac Point: 10.1 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 10.1 mi
- Genoa Falls: 10.2 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Falls: 13.1 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 6.3 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 6.7 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 7.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 7.6 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 9.6 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 9.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 10.6 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 10.7 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 14.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 7.0 mi
- Baldwin Home: 9.7 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 10.0 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 10.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 12.9 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 9.6 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- St Theresa: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Freel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs Sister | ENE 68° | 3,299 m | 0.9 mi |
| Jobs Peak | E 89° | 3,233 m | 2.1 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 202° | 3,164 m | 14.5 mi |
| The Sisters | SSW 203° | 3,094 m | 14.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | N 2° | 3,068 m | 4.5 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | SSW 205° | 3,067 m | 11.1 mi |
| Stevens Peak | SSW 207° | 3,061 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | S 170° | 3,052 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797852
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 14 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 18 mi
- Homewood · 21 mi
- Tahoe City · 25 mi
- Incline Village · 27 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 28 mi
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