Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak rises to 3,179 m in Wyoming. Pinnacle Mountain stands 3,469 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,179 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 27.3 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crazy Creek · 27 mi
- Pilot & Index · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cathedral Peak: 3.2 mi
- Giant Castle Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Silvertip Peak: 5.8 mi
- Grant Peak: 6.1 mi
- Mount Chittenden: 6.5 mi
- Sylvan Lake Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Eleanor Lake Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Sedge Bay Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Steamboat Point Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Fishing Bridge Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Holmes Point: 12.2 mi
- Steamboat Point: 12.5 mi
- Storm Point: 13.7 mi
- Elk Point: 14.3 mi
- Park Point: 16.3 mi
- Steamboat Springs: 12.5 mi
- Wahb spring: 15.3 mi
- Mud Caldron: 18.1 mi
- Sizzling Basin: 18.1 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 18.2 mi
- LeHardys Rapids: 15.6 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 18.2 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 19.4 mi
- Eagle Pass: 19.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 22.6 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 22.6 mi
- Crystal Falls: 22.8 mi
- Churning Caldron: 18.2 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 18.2 mi
- Sour Lake: 18.3 mi
- Frank Island Bay North: 19.0 mi
- Frank Island Bay South: 19.3 mi
- Fire Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,469 m | 20.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | S 174° | 3,460 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sleeping Giant Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,408 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jaggar Peak | E 87° | 3,403 m | 19.1 mi |
| Geers Point | ENE 70° | 3,401 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | E 91° | 3,399 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | S 180° | 3,359 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Schurz | S 181° | 3,356 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone NP E ENT, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356503350
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- Yellowstone National Park · 24 mi
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