The Pyramid
Pyramid Lake is a lake in Nevada, United States. Enclosed entirely within the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reservation, it is the end point for the Truckee River which begins at Lake Tahoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Island and Anaho Island.
Pyramid Island
Islet
Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the basin of the Truckee River, 40 mi northeast of Reno, Nevada, United States. Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, the inland sea that once covered much of western Nevada.
Anaho Island
Island
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Anaho Island is a rocky island in Pyramid Lake, and located on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Washoe County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Anaho Island is situated 2 miles south of The Pyramid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutcliffe is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 253 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sutcliffe is situated 6 miles west of The Pyramid.
The Pyramid
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Freemont Pyramid”, “Freemonts Pyramid”, “Fremonts Pyramid”, and “Pyramid Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Washoe County, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.97991° or 39° 58′ 48″ northLongitude
-119.50185° or 119° 30′ 7″ westElevation
3,898 feet (1,188 metres)Open location code
85F2XFHX+X7GeoNames ID
5510669
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