Jobs Peak

Jobs Peak (/bs/; 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.

Jobs Peak
Highest point
Elevation10,638 ft (3,242 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence793 ft (242 m)[1]
Listing
  • Tahoe OGUL Peak List[2]
  • Great Basin Peaks List[3]
Coordinates38°51′29″N 119°51′42″W[4]
Geography
LocationAlpine County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeCarson Range
Topo mapUSGS Woodfords
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble (class 2)[2]

The mountain is named for Moses Job who opened a store in nearby Sheridan, Nevada in the early 1850s.[5]

References

  1. "Jobs Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. "Tahoe OGUL Peak List". Western State Climbers. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. "Great Basin Peaks List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. "Jobs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  5. Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 166.


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