Pyramid Lake (El Dorado County, California)

Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of El Dorado County, California.

Pyramid Lake outlet pool in spring
This article is about the natural freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada. For the reservoir in Los Angeles, see Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County, California). For saline terminus of the Truckee River, see Pyramid Lake (Nevada).
Pyramid Lake
At the base of Pyramid Peak in the Crystal Mountains
Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake
LocationDesolation Wilderness
El Dorado County, California
Coordinates38.847963°N 120.141020°W / 38.847963; -120.141020
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation2,459 m (8,068 ft)
ReferencesU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pyramid Lake

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