Jobs Peak
| Jobs Peak | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,638 ft (3,242 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 793 ft (242 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 38°51′29″N 119°51′42″W / 38.8579622°N 119.8615679°W[4] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alpine County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Carson Range |
| Topo map | USGS Woodfords |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble (class 2)[2] |
Jobs Peak (/dʒoʊbs/; 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.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Jobs Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ a b "Tahoe OGUL Peak List". Western State Climbers. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ "Great Basin Peaks Section List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Jobs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 166.
External links
- "Jobs Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- "Fay-Luther/Jobs Peak Ranch Trail System". Carson Valley Trails Association. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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