Pyramid Dam

Pyramid Dam is a dam on Piru Creek in northern Los Angeles County, California, north of Castaic and south of Gorman. Its reservoir, Pyramid Lake, stores water from the West Branch of the California Aqueduct for Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vista del Lago Visitors Center and Dome Mountain.

Vista del Lago Visitors Center

Tourism office

Photo: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vista del Lago Visitors Center is a visitor center above Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County, between the communities of Gorman and Castaic, near Interstate 5. Vista del Lago Visitors Center is situated 1¼ miles north of Pyramid Dam.

Dome Mountain

Peak

Photo: Mikejp211, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dome Mountain is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Pyramid Dam.

Pyramid Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.64499° or 34° 38′ 42″ north

Longitude

-118.76426° or 118° 45′ 51″ west

Elevation

2,572 feet (784 metres)

Open location code

8563J6VP+X7

GeoNames ID

5385244

Wikidata ID

Q7263245

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Satellite Map

Discover Pyramid Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Italian—“Pyramid Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pyramid 1-066 Dam”
Egyptian Arabic: “سد الهرم”
Italian: “diga di Pyramid”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caswell and Naylor Place.

Nearby Places

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