Pyramid Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Name: Pyramid Peak
Address: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, United States

#12 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness. With an elevation gain of almost 4,100 feet, the Rocky Canyon route is the mountain's most popular approach although it is very arduous. To the east, at the base of the peak, lies Pyramid Lake. ()

Elevation: 9985 ftProminence: 2583 ftCoordinates: 38°50'42"N, 120°9'29"W

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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit United States

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Pyramid Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Horsetail Falls, Angora Lakes, Wrights Lake, Waca Lake.

2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Horsetail Falls, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
55 min walk • Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States. It falls in stages for nearly 500ft. It can be reached by hiking north out of the Twin Bridges trailhead on U.S. Route 50.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angora Lakes, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
130 min walk • The Angora Lakes are two small freshwater lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe Watershed ~1,200 ft in elevation above Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe. It is the location of the Angora Lakes Resort, a small summer outdoor recreation location. The lakes were named for a herd of Angora goats that used to graze in the area.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wrights Lake, Eldorado National Forest
104 min walk • Wrights Lake is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, west of Lake Tahoe on the western border of the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached via Wrights Road off U.S. Route 50 and the Ice House Road.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waca Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
30 min walk • Waca Lake is a backcountry lake in the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. It lies just south of Lake Aloha.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Aloha, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
41 min walk • Lake Aloha is a large shallow backcountry reservoir located at an elevation of 8,116 feet in the Sierra Nevada Range, west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, in eastern California.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake of the Woods, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
55 min walk • The Lake of the Woods is a backcountry glacial lake in the Desolation Wilderness of the Eldorado National Forest, southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. It lies just southeast of Lake Aloha.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ralston Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
80 min walk • Ralston Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe within the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
107 min walk • Gilmore Lake in California is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs trailhead near the town of South Lake Tahoe. This lake offers great fishing for Lake trout.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Lover's Leap, Eldorado National Forest
87 min walk • Lover's Leap is a steep granite cliff band in El Dorado County, California, United States, a landmark which catches the eye as one travels by, and a popular destination for climbers.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
24 min walk • Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of El Dorado County, California.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Talking Mountain, Eldorado National Forest
124 min walk • Talking Mountain in El Dorado County, California is a peak in the Sierra Nevada located on the high ridge that extends eastward from the summit of Ralston Peak in the Eldorado National Forest.