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Freel Peak

Freel Peak
Freel Peak from Tahoe Rim Trail.jpg
Freel Peak from the Tahoe Rim Trail
Highest point
Elevation 10,886 ft (3,318 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence 3,146 ft (959 m) 
Listing California county high points 11th
Coordinates 38°51′27″N 119°54′01″W / 38.857537042°N 119.900142906°W / 38.857537042; -119.900142906Coordinates: 38°51′27″N 119°54′01″W / 38.857537042°N 119.900142906°W / 38.857537042; -119.900142906
Geography
Freel Peak is located in California
Freel Peak
Freel Peak
Location in California, U.S.
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.

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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