Pyramid Peak (Nevada)

Pyramid Peak is a mountain in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.

Pyramid Peak
North aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation	11,920 ft (3,633 m)[1][2]
Prominence	754 ft (230 m)[2]
Parent peak	Baker Peak[1]
Isolation	1.60 mi (2.57 km)[2]
Coordinates	38°56′54″N 114°17′43″W[3]
Geography
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Interactive map of Pyramid Peak
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	White Pine
Protected area	Great Basin National Park
Parent range	Snake Range Great Basin Ranges[1]
Topo map	USGS Wheeler Peak
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian[4]
Rock type(s)	Quartzite, Granite[5]
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2[2]

Description

Pyramid Peak is a 11,920-foot-elevation (3,633-meter) summit set in the Snake Range and Great Basin National Park. It ranks as the seventh-highest summit in the state of Nevada.^[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Baker and Snake creeks, which both end in the Snake Valley of the Great Basin where it evaporates or sinks underground — i.e., it is endorheic as no water reaches the ocean.^[7] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,900 feet (579 meters) above Baker Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The nearest higher peak is Baker Peak, 1.24 miles (2.00 km) to the northwest.^[1] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

Pyramid Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.^[8] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of Nevada