Freel Peak, Mountain summit in Carson Range, California, US.

Freel Peak is the highest point of both El Dorado County and the Tahoe Basin in the Sierra Nevada. The summit stands at the boundary between two national forests and overlooks the surrounding mountain landscape.

In 1893 the U.S. Geological Survey assigned the name Freel Peak to the summit then called Jobs Peak, honoring James Freel, an early settler in the area. The peak lies on the boundary between El Dorado and Alpine counties and between Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe national forests.

The 1893 USGS decision moved the name Freel Peak from what is now Jobs Peak, so the two summits carry swapped histories. James Freel, the Illinois settler and miner the peak honours, worked this stretch of the Carson Range. The summit line also divides Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe national forest land.

The summit lies on the El Dorado–Alpine county line and on the boundary between Eldorado and Humboldt-Toiyabe national forests, so approach routes cross both jurisdictions. Most precipitation on the mountain falls as snow because of its elevation. The nearest town is South Lake Tahoe, about 11 km to the northeast.

The peak experiences an alpine climate where temperatures in July reach 18.8°C at maximum while receiving 978 millimeters of annual precipitation.