Jobs Peak Explained

Jobs Peak
Elevation Ft:10,638
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:793
Location:Alpine County, California, U.S.
Map:California
Map Size:240
Label Position:below
Range:Carson Range
Coordinates:38.8579°N -119.8614°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Woodfords
Easiest Route:Scramble

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 24111 . Jobs Peak, California . 2009-08-05.
  2. 226251 . Jobs Peak . 2021-11-07.
  3. Book: Gudde, Erwin G. . California Place Names . 1949 . Berkeley . Univ. of California Press . 166.