Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak rises to 2,043 m in California. Schwaub Peak stands 1,959 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Travertine Point, a cliff 3.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,043.1 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 11 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 30 mi
64 named places within 25 miles
- Schwaub Peak: 6.1 mi
- Bat Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Mount Perry: 10.3 mi
- Artists Palette: 10.6 mi
- Winters Peak: 11.8 mi
- Navel Spring: 5.8 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 8.6 mi
- Ash Tree Spring: 11.4 mi
- Travertine Springs: 12.5 mi
- Texas Springs: 13.3 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 13.3 mi
- Badwater Basin: 14.2 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 15.0 mi
- Devils Hole: 18.0 mi
- Leeland: 13.5 mi
- Greenwater: 14.7 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 15.7 mi
- Mission Ruins: 13.9 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 15.9 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 14.7 mi
- Date Grove: 15.0 mi
- Borax Museum: 14.8 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 14.9 mi
- Travertine Point: 3.3 mi
- Dry fall: 11.0 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwaub Peak | NNW 338° | 1,959 m | 6.1 mi |
| Funeral Peak | S 182° | 1,946 m | 20.0 mi |
| Aguereberry Point | W 265° | 1,921 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Perry | SW 217° | 1,742 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dante's View | SSW 209° | 1,739 m | 13.1 mi |
| Coffin Peak | SSW 203° | 1,675 m | 13.3 mi |
| Shadow Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,543 m | 21.6 mi |
| Winters Peak | NW 318° | 1,534 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amargosa Farms-garey, 15 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790887
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 27 mi
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