Jobs Peak (;
Northern Paiute: Wangikudak) located in
Alpine County, California
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, is the most prominent peak visible from the
Carson Valley
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of th2020 Census the population was 49,488. Its county seat is Minden. Douglas County comprises the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...
in
Douglas County, Nevada
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of th2020 Census the population was 49,488. Its county seat is Minden. Douglas County comprises the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area, w ...
. The peak offers
hiking
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and
backcountry skiing
Backcountry skiing ( US), also called off-piste (Europe), alpine touring, or out-of-area, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resort's boundaries. This contrasts with alpine skiing, which ...
with the view of
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (; was, Dáʔaw, meaning "the lake") is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. Lying at , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake ...
. 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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Gallery
File:Carson Valley.jpg, Jobs Peak (center), Jobs Sister, and Freel Peak rise above Carson Valley
File:Jobs Peak.jpg, Jobs Peak seen from Jobs Sister
File:Jobs Sister and Jobs Peak.jpg, Jobs Sister
Jobs Sister is a mountain summit located near Lake Tahoe in northern California.
Description
Jobs Sister is situated on the common border that El Dorado County shares with Alpine County, as well as the boundary Eldorado National Forest shares wit ...
(left) and Jobs Peak (right of center) seen from 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 t ...
Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Mountains of Alpine County, California
Mountains of Northern California
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