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{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of California}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Pyramid Peak
| photo = Pyramid Peak Winter.jpg
| photo_caption = Pyramid Peak as seen from near [[Mount Ralston]]: the summit route goes up the left ridge.
| elevation_ft = 9985
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name="ngs">{{cite ngs |id=JS3933 |name=Pyramid |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 2583
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=2569 |name=Pyramid Peak, California |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref>
| listing =  {{ubl
  | [[Sierra Peaks Section]]<ref name="sps">{{cite sps |accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref>
  | Tahoe OGUL Star Peak<ref name=ogul>{{cite ogul |access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref> }}
| location = [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| map = California
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 240
| label_position = below
| range = [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]
| coordinates = {{coord|38.8450219167|N|120.1579001028|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="ngs"/>
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Pyramid Peak
| easiest_route = [[Scrambling|Scramble]], {{YDS|2}}<ref name="sps"/>
}}

'''Pyramid Peak''' is a mountain in the [[California|California's]] [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] in the [[Crystal Range (California)|Crystal Range]] to the west of [[Lake Tahoe]]. It is the highest point in the [[Desolation Wilderness]].<ref name="pb"/> With an elevation gain of almost {{convert|4100|ft|m|-1}}, 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 (El Dorado County, California)|Pyramid Lake]].
{{wide image|Crystal Mountains CA.jpg|480px|Pyramid Peak from the east|60%|center}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite gnis |id=265078 |name=Pyramid Peak}}
* {{cite summitpost |id=151024 |name=Pyramid Peak}}
* [https://backcountryskimaps.com/product/tahoe-southwest/ Alpine Ski Tours - Lake Tahoe: Southwest Topographic Map]

{{Sierra Nevada|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Mountains of the Desolation Wilderness]]
[[Category:Three-thousanders of the United States]]
[[Category:Mountains of El Dorado County, California]]


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