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Pyramid Peak

Pyramid Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pyramid Peak rises to 3,896 m in California. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Window Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

About

The story

Pyramid Peak is a 12,779-foot-elevation (3,895-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County, California, United States. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southwest of line parent Mount Ickes and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southeast of Arrow Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Other nearby peaks include Crater Mountain 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the northeast, and Window Peak one mile to the south. Pyramid Peak ranks as the 214th-highest summit in California, and topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises over 2,300 feet (700 meters) in approximately one mile.

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Wikidata Q49065790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3895.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.90657, -118.46210
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 2.8 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 6.0 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.0 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 9.5 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Arai Pond: 20.8 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Monster: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainNNE 15°4,269 m8.2 mi
Disappointment PeakN 358°4,258.6 m11.2 mi
Balcony PeakN 359°4,237.2 m11.1 mi
Birch MountainNNE 12°4,134 m11.1 mi
Mount Bolton BrownN 7°4,124.3 m9.7 mi
Mount PinchotNE 48°4,113.6 m4.2 mi
Mount PraterN 10°4,107 m9.1 mi
Cardinal MountainNNE 23°4,076 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265077 — Pyramid Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799260

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