Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Jobs Peak–Freel Peak, 5 summits
11.7 mi · ▲ 5,807 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Jobs Peak–Freel Peak, 5 summits is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. The route passes Freel Pass and Freel Peak before reaching Jobs Peak at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 5,807 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jobs Peak–Freel Peak, 5 summits
11.7 mi · ▲ 5,807 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,679–10,872 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Armstrong Pass Trail · 38.85632, -119.94054
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.1 miPass Freel Pass.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Freel Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Freel Peak.
- 150 ftBear right onto Freel Peak to Jobs Sister and Jobs Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Jobs Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Jobs Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Freel Peak to Jobs Sister and Jobs Peak Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Freel Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Armstrong Pass Trail Trailhead
- Armstrong Connector Trail–Incense Cedar, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
- Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Pass Trail, 4 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft
- Star Lake & Freel Pass via Tahoe Rim Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,633 ft
- Freel Pass via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft
- Freel Peak–Freel Pass Loop, 7 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 4,480 ft
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