Freel Peak

Freel Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name = Freel Peak
Photo = Freel Peak.jpg
Caption = Freel Peak from the southwest
Elevation = 10,881 ft (3,371 m)
Prominence = 3,146 feet (959 m)
Location = El Dorado / Alpine counties, California, USA
Range = Carson Range
Coordinates = coord|38|51|28|N|119|54|02|W|type:mountain_region:US |display=inline
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USGS "Freel Peak"
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Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe in California. The peak, located on the El Dorado-Alpine County borderline, rises to an elevation of Unit ft|10881|0, which is both the highpoint of El Dorado County and the Carson Range. [Cite web|title=Freel Peak, USGS FREEL PEAK (CA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=38.85768&lon=-119.90046&datum=nad83&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50|accessdate=2008-06-30|publisher=TopoQuest.com] Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow. [Cite web|title=Subsection M261Et - Carson Range|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m261et.htm|accessdate=2007-11-29|publisher=USDA, Forest Service]

References

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* Suttle, Gary. "California County Summits". Berkeley, Ca.: Wilderness Press, 1994.;Specific

ee also

*List of highest points in California by county

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