Pyramid Peak (King County, Washington)

Pyramid Peak is a 5,646-foot (1,721 m) summit in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, near Naches Pass on the King-Kittitas county line.[1] The peak is near the Pacific Crest Trail and can be reached via a branch trail.[2][3] It once had a series of fire lookouts beginning in 1923, the last of which was destroyed c. the early 1960s.[4]

The height is 5,715 feet on some maps.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pyramid Peak
  2. Nelson, D.; Bauer, A. (2014). Day Hiking Snoqualmie Region: Cascade Foothills * I90 Corridor * Alpine Lakes. Mountaineers Books. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-59485-769-0.
  3. Beckey, F. (2000). Columbia River to Stevens Pass. Cascade Alpine Guide Series. Mountaineers Books. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-89886-577-6.
  4. Pyramid Peak & Fire Lookout, Will White
  5. USGS 1:24,000 Noble Knob quadrangle, 1989

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