Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada of El Dorado County, California.Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Peak and Horsetail Falls.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
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.
Horsetail Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
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. Horsetail Falls is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pyramid Lake.
Mount Price
Peak
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Mount Price is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the southern end of the Crystal Range, and southwest of Lake Tahoe. The summit is located in the Desolation Wilderness and the El Dorado County, California. Mount Price is situated 2 miles northwest of Pyramid Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Strawberry is situated 3½ miles south of Pyramid Lake.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 4½ miles south of Pyramid Lake.
Pyramid Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Hebrew—“Pyramid Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Pyramid Lake”
- Hebrew: “אגם פירמיד”
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