Jobs Peak
Jobs Peak rises to 3,233 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Jobs Sister, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Jobs Peak (; Northern Paiute: Wangikudak) located in Alpine County, California, is the most prominent peak visible from the Carson Valley in Douglas County, Nevada. The peak offers hiking and backcountry skiing with the view of Lake Tahoe. It is in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The mountain is named for Moses Job who opened a store in nearby Sheridan, Nevada in the early 1850s.
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Wikidata Q6206844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3233 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 12.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 14 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 15 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Scenic lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jobs Sister: 1.3 mi
- Freel Peak: 2.1 mi
- Wade Peak: 3.0 mi
- Trimmer Peak: 3.4 mi
- Monument Peak: 4.9 mi
- Blackrock Park: 7.1 mi
- Ranchos Aspen Park: 7.4 mi
- Mitch Park: 7.7 mi
- Mitch Park Bicycle Pump Track: 7.7 mi
- Bijou Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Folsom Spring: 8.9 mi
- Hot Tub: 9.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 9.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 9.8 mi
- China Spring: 10.9 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 8.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 8.5 mi
- Nevada Beach: 9.7 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 10.4 mi
- Pope Beach: 10.5 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 7.6 mi
- Barney Riley: 12.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 12.7 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 13.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.2 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 6.1 mi
- Distillery Wall: 8.5 mi
- Detox Wall: 8.5 mi
- Tallac Point: 11.8 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 12.2 mi
- Genoa Falls: 10.0 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 14.2 mi
- Eagle Falls: 14.9 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 10.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 11.3 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 11.4 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 15.8 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 8.0 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 8.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 9.6 mi
- Linder Grove: 9.6 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 8.4 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 8.4 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 10.2 mi
- Baldwin Home: 11.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 12.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 18.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 11.4 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- St Theresa: 8.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Jobs Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | W 270° | 3,305 m | 2.1 mi |
| Jobs Sister | WNW 284° | 3,299 m | 1.3 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 209° | 3,164 m | 15.4 mi |
| The Sisters | SSW 210° | 3,094 m | 15.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNW 337° | 3,068 m | 4.9 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | SW 214° | 3,067 m | 12.1 mi |
| Stevens Peak | SW 217° | 3,061 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | S 184° | 3,052 m | 8.3 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358768390
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 15 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 19 mi
- Homewood · 23 mi
- Tahoe City · 26 mi
- Incline Village · 28 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 29 mi
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