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Pyramid Lake

786 m2,579 ft
Area
5.02 km²
Tonight
47°FFair · Wind 10–15 mph N

Pyramid Lake is a lake at 786 m above sea level in California, United States, 5.02 km² in area and 5.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
786 m
Length
5.3 km
Shoreline
30.7 km
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Lake

Pyramid Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

5.3 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
30.7 km≈7¾ h to walk around
3D map

Pyramid Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.3 × 7.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Pyramid Lake terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Pyramid Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Pyramid Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 47°F (8°C) · 12% chance of precipitation · Wind 10–15 mph N

Pyramid Lake forecast for about 812 m.

  • Tonight47°12%10–15 mph N
  • Sat50°70°–10–15 mph NE
  • Sun50°74°–0–5 mph NNE
  • Mon48°74°–5 mph NNW
  • Tue47°74°–0–10 mph SSW
  • Wed47°73°–5 mph S
  • Thu47°69°15%0–5 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Pyramid Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Pyramid Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Vista Del Lago Visitors Center

    2.1 km N · +2 more within 3.7 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Oak Flat

    6.2 km SE · +1 more within 7.7 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Parking2.0 km N
Vista Del Lago Visitors CenterParking2.1 km N
Parking3.7 km SSE
Oak FlatCampsite6.2 km SE
Los Alamos CampgroundCampsite7.7 km NW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 7.3 × 7.3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
24.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
38.3%
Steep, 30–45°
35.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.0%
Steeper than 30°
37.2% of the 53 km² view
Relief in view
967 m low point 630 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 42.5%Shrubland 23.8%Grassland 21.1%Water 9.6%Bare rock / sparse 1.8%Built-up 1.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Pyramid Lake sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-23)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia