Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak rises to 4,275 m in Colorado. Castle Peak stands 4,352 m to the southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is North Maroon Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Pyramid Peak is a fourteen-thousand-foot mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the 47th highest mountain peak in Colorado, and 78th highest peak in the United States. It is located in the Elk Mountains in southeastern Pitkin County, approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Aspen. The summit somewhat resembles a ragged square pyramid and is visible from the Roaring Fork River valley north of Aspen along the canyon of Maroon Creek. Like many of the peaks in the Elks, Pyramid Peak is quite steep, especially compared to more gentle fourteeners such as Mount Elbert. For example, the peak's summit rises 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above Crater Lake to the northwest in only 1.2 miles (1.9 km), and 4,400 feet (1,300 m) above East Maroon Creek to the east of the peak in the same horizontal distance.
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Wikidata Q7263271, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4274.7 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Maroon Peak: 2.0 mi
- Maroon Peak: 2.1 mi
- Hunter Peak: 2.8 mi
- Sievers Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Belleview Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gothic Natural Area: 6.9 mi
- Highland Villa Park: 9.3 mi
- Iselin Park: 9.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 9.7 mi
- Moore Ballfields: 9.8 mi
- Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: 10.4 mi
- Aspen Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Wheeler/Stallard House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Marx • Phelan Building: 10.8 mi
- Aspen Art Museum: 10.8 mi
- Breathtaker: 8.0 mi
- Ashcroft Ghost Town: 8.2 mi
- Maze: 10.5 mi
- Crystal River Jeep Tours: 13.0 mi
- Oliver's Cabin: 14.2 mi
- Moore Open Space: 10.2 mi
- Marolt Open Space: 10.4 mi
- Aspen Center for Environmental Studies: 11.0 mi
- North Mesa: 11.5 mi
- Sky Mountain Park: 11.5 mi
- Lower Buttressess: 11.4 mi
- East Face: 11.5 mi
- Lower Grotto Wall: 13.9 mi
- The Raggeds: 18.0 mi
- Seven Castles: 21.9 mi
- Devil’s Punch Bowl: 7.0 mi
- Judd Falls: 7.9 mi
- Ryks Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Hayes Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Crystal: 8.1 mi
- Ashcroft: 8.3 mi
- Lenado: 15.5 mi
- Independence: 18.6 mi
- Crystal Mill: 8.3 mi
- Irwin Cemetery: 17.3 mi
- Redstone Coke Oven Historic District: 17.4 mi
- Pieplant Mill: 22.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 18.1 mi
- Erickson Springs: 19.2 mi
- White Water Spring: 20.7 mi
- Conundrum Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Penny Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- Emerald Lake: 6.5 mi
- Erickson Springs Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
- Chromatic Gate: 10.9 mi
- Knight and Dragon: 14.3 mi
- CBCS Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Peak | SE 132° | 4,352.2 m | 6.4 mi |
| Maroon Peak | W 268° | 4,317 m | 2.1 mi |
| Capitol Peak | NW 307° | 4,309 m | 8.9 mi |
| Snowmass Mountain | WNW 298° | 4,297.3 m | 7.0 mi |
| Conundrum Peak | SE 129° | 4,271 m | 6.1 mi |
| North Maroon Peak | W 279° | 4,261 m | 2.0 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ESE 118° | 4,247 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hagerman Peak | WNW 295° | 4,211 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspen 1SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358915242
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