Jobs Sister
{{Short description|Mountain in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Jobs Sister
| photo = Jobs Sister from the SW.jpg
| photo_caption = Southeast aspect
| elevation_ft = 10823
| elevation_ref = United States Geological Survey topographical map - Freel Peak
| prominence_ft = 343
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=24110|name=Jobs Sister, California |accessdate=2022-07-20}}
| isolation_mi = 0.90
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/56254|title=Jobs Sister - 10,823' CA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2022-07-20}}
| parent_peak = Freel Peak (10,886 ft)
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 240
| location = El Dorado / Alpine counties, California, United States
| range = Sierra Nevada
Carson Range
| listing = Tahoe OGUL Peak{{cite ogul |access-date=2022-07-20}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38.8622846|N|119.8843965|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=261954|name=Jobs Sister|accessdate=2022-07-20}}
| topo = USGS Freel Peak
| type = Fault block
| rock = Granodiorite
| age = Late Cretaceous
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|1}} hiking
}}
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 with Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It is set on the crest of the Carson Range which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. At an elevation of {{convert|10,823|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}}, Jobs Sister is the second-highest summit in the Carson Range and the Tahoe Basin,Ann Marie Brown (2015), Moon Tahoe, Avalon Publishing, {{ISBN|9781631211669}} and only 63 feet lower than line parent Freel Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|6,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Carson Valley in four miles. The Tahoe Rim Trail traverses the northern slope of the mountain, providing an approach option. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and was named by the Whitney Survey on an 1881 map. It is named in association with Jobs Peak (1.3 mile east) which in turn is named for Mormon settler, Moses Job, who operated a store in Carson Valley in the 1850s.Barbara Lekisch (1988), Tahoe Place Names, Great West Books, {{ISBN|9780944220016}}, p. 66
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jobs Sister is located in an alpine climate zone.{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Nevada-mountains/Climate |title=Climate of the Sierra Nevada |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica}} Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
Gallery
File:Jobs Sister.jpg|Jobs Sister centered
File:Jobs Sister (10,823').jpg|Southwest aspect
File:Freel Peak and Jobs Sister.jpg|Freel Peak (left) and Jobs Sister (right) seen from Jobs Peak
File:Hawkins Peak vista north.jpg|Freel Peak, Jobs Sister, and Jobs Peak seen from Hawkins Peak.
File:Star Lake, California.jpg|Jobs Sister (upper right) from Star Lake
File:Jobs Sister and Jobs Peak.jpg|Jobs Sister (left) and Jobs Peak (right of center) seen from Freel Peak
File:Carson Valley.jpg|Jobs Peak, Jobs Sister, and Freel Peak rise above Carson Valley
File:US395SouthofCarsonCity.jpg|Jobs Peak and Jobs Sister (upper right corner) from southbound Highway 395
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5360787/United%20States/California/Alpine/Jobs%20Sister Jobs Sister]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Jobs Sister
| North = Heavenly Mountain Resort
| Northeast = Douglas County, Nevada
| East = Jobs Peak
| Southeast =
| South = Hawkins Peak
| Southwest =
| WSW = Freel Peak
| Northwest = South Lake Tahoe
}}
Category:Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Mountains of El Dorado County, California
Category:Mountains of Alpine County, California
Category:Eldorado National Forest
Category:Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest