Overview of Pyramid Lake

A large lake in Western Nevada, the terminus of the Truckee River rising in the Sierra Nevada and flowing out of Lake Tahoe. Since the lake has no outlet, salt and other soluble minerals accumulate. Currently the water is 1/6 as salty as sea water. Read More »

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On the Map Near Pyramid Lake

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Bays in Washoe County, Nevada

Artillery Bay, 6 km (4 miles)
Fox Bay, 13 km (8 miles)

Capes in Washoe County, Nevada

Blizzard Camp Point, 7 km (4 miles)
Pelican Point, 9 km (6 miles)
Lombardo Point, 12 km (7 miles)

Depressions in Washoe County, Nevada

Big Basin, 8 km (5 miles)

Washoe County, Nevada

Bristol (historical), 9 km (6 miles)
Big Canyon, 12 km (8 miles)
Mushroom Rock, 13 km (8 miles)
The Needle Rocks, 14 km (9 miles)
Romolo (historical), 17 km (10 miles)
Indian Head Rock, 18 km (11 miles)
Lowary Mine, 20 km (12 miles)
Quail Canyon Ranch, 20 km (13 miles)
Dewey (historical), 21 km (13 miles)
Delongchamps Mine, 21 km (13 miles)
Pyramid Mines, 22 km (14 miles)
Nevada Dominion Mine, 23 km (14 miles)
Walker Mine, 23 km (14 miles)
Gamble Mine, 23 km (14 miles)
Venetion Mine, 23 km (14 miles)
Gregory Mine, 23 km (14 miles)
Monarch Mine, 23 km (14 miles)
Norton Mill, 23 km (14 miles)
Pacific Pyramid Mine, 23 km (15 miles)
Heslip (historical), 24 km (15 miles)
Jones Kincaid Mine, 24 km (15 miles)
Ruth Mine, 24 km (15 miles)
Gibson (historical), 24 km (15 miles)
Infant Mine, 24 km (15 miles)
Winnemucca Ranch, 25 km (15 miles)
Monte Cristo Ranch, 26 km (16 miles)
Fort Haven (historical), 26 km (16 miles)
Guanomi Mine, 26 km (16 miles)
White Caps Mine, 27 km (17 miles)
Kepler (historical), 27 km (17 miles)
Astor, 27 km (17 miles)
Libby (historical), 28 km (17 miles)
Junction City, 29 km (18 miles)
Easton (historical), 30 km (18 miles)
Jay Bird Mine, 30 km (19 miles)
Piute Indian Agency, 31 km (19 miles)

Springs in Washoe County, Nevada

Pyramid Island Hot Spring, 11 km (7 miles)
Hot Spring, 13 km (8 miles)
Hornet Spring, 14 km (9 miles)
Kinnikinic Spring, 14 km (9 miles)
Mud Spring, 17 km (10 miles)
Lower Scott Springs, 18 km (11 miles)
Horse Spring, 18 km (11 miles)
Mud Spring, 19 km (12 miles)
Pradere Spring, 21 km (13 miles)
West Springs, 22 km (14 miles)
Cold Spring, 22 km (14 miles)
Winnemucca Spring, 23 km (14 miles)
Jackass Spring, 23 km (14 miles)
Mocho Spring Number Two, 23 km (14 miles)
Whisky Spring, 26 km (16 miles)
Lorrie Spring, 27 km (17 miles)
McKissick Spring, 27 km (17 miles)
Moses Rock Spring, 27 km (17 miles)
Ernie Spring, 27 km (17 miles)
Upper Wildcat Spring, 28 km (17 miles)
Warm Springs, 28 km (17 miles)
Buckbrush Spring, 28 km (17 miles)
Settlemeyer Spring, 28 km (17 miles)
Lower Wildcat Spring, 28 km (18 miles)
Matley Spring, 28 km (18 miles)
Hidden Horse Spring, 28 km (18 miles)
Willow Spring, 29 km (18 miles)
Little Bull Spring, 29 km (18 miles)
Nava Spring, 29 km (18 miles)
Jackass Spring, 30 km (19 miles)
Higgens Spring, 31 km (19 miles)
Whisky Spring, 32 km (20 miles)
Fish Spring, 32 km (20 miles)
Twin Springs, 33 km (20 miles)

Streams in Washoe County, Nevada

Hardscrabble Creek, 12 km (8 miles)
Mullen Creek, 16 km (10 miles)
Rodero Creek, 21 km (13 miles)
Mud Lake Slough, 24 km (15 miles)
Truckee River, 25 km (15 miles)
Paiute Creek, 32 km (20 miles)
Fish Springs Creek, 32 km (20 miles)

Valleys in Washoe County, Nevada

Hardscrabble Canon, 13 km (8 miles)
Little Valley, 15 km (9 miles)
Quail Canyon, 20 km (12 miles)
Groundhog Canyon, 23 km (14 miles)
Perry Canyon, 23 km (14 miles)
Little Valley, 24 km (15 miles)
Winnemucca Valley, 24 km (15 miles)
Paiute Canyon, 24 km (15 miles)
McKissick Canyon, 25 km (15 miles)
Manure Canyon, 26 km (16 miles)
Upper Dry Valley, 26 km (16 miles)
Dry Valley, 28 km (17 miles)
Moses Rock Canyon, 29 km (18 miles)
Eagle Canyon, 30 km (19 miles)
Red Canyon, 31 km (19 miles)
Hungry Valley, 31 km (19 miles)
Warm Springs Valley, 31 km (19 miles)
Piute Canon, 32 km (20 miles)
Red Rock Canyon, 32 km (20 miles)

Plains in Washoe County, Nevada

Mahogany Flat, 17 km (10 miles)
Duck Lake, 28 km (17 miles)
Newcome Lake, 29 km (18 miles)
Fraser Flat, 29 km (18 miles)

Gaps in Washoe County, Nevada

Mullen Pass, 17 km (11 miles)
Fremont Pass, 22 km (14 miles)

Ridges in Washoe County, Nevada

Tule Ridge, 17 km (11 miles)

Post Offices in Washoe County, Nevada

Dewey Post Office, 21 km (13 miles)
Heply Post Office (historical), 21 km (13 miles)
Pyramid Post Office (historical), 23 km (14 miles)
Flanigan Post Office (historical), 30 km (19 miles)
Nixon Post Office, 31 km (19 miles)

Springs in Pershing County, Nevada

Goose Spring, 21 km (13 miles)

Reservoirs in Washoe County, Nevada

Winnemucca Ranch Reservoir, 23 km (14 miles)
Milk Ranch Reservoir, 24 km (15 miles)

Channels in Washoe County, Nevada

Truckee River Outlet, 25 km (15 miles)

Canals in Washoe County, Nevada

Pyramid Lake Fishway, 26 km (16 miles)

Wells in Washoe County, Nevada

Double Check Well, 27 km (17 miles)
Lime Rock Well, 30 km (19 miles)
Desert Well, 31 km (20 miles)
Mission Peak Well, 32 km (20 miles)

Pershing County, Nevada

Alpine Mine, 29 km (18 miles)
High Grade Mine, 29 km (18 miles)
Nightingale Mine, 29 km (18 miles)

Schools in Washoe County, Nevada

Bonham School (historical), 31 km (19 miles)
Pyramid Lake High School, 31 km (19 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Al Khagene in Al Garrahi, Muhafazat al Hudaydah, Yemen
Ampasinambo in Madagascar
Bariira in Middle Juba, Somalia
Beaver Creek, a stream in Hardin County, Iowa
Beeville City Park, a park in Bee County, Texas
Bekoba, a stream in Ivory Coast
First Christian Church, a church in Alleghany County, Virginia
Gorokhovetskiy Rayon in Vladimirskaya Oblast', Russia
Gula, a stream in Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hacienda Boca Chica in Departamento de Lambayeque, Peru
Koh-e Sang-e Babi, a mountain in Wilayat-e Daykundi, Afghanistan
Kukh-e Shavar in Ostan-e Kordestan, Iran
Kyungyaung in Bago Division, Myanmar
Lingkungsari in West Java, Indonesia
Maizal in Departamento de Lima, Peru

McConnell Canyon, a valley in Humboldt County, Nevada
Old River, a stream in Chicot County, Arkansas
Ozero Surely, a lake in Kazakhstan
Penitentiary Gap, a gap in Lawrence County, Alabama
Posht-e Kur in Ostan-e Sistan va Baluchestan, Iran
Rahana in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Ratmati in Aaptar, Udayapur, Sagarmatha Zone, Eastern Region, Nepal
Rudge Lake, a lake in Ontario
Ruisseau Kititalik, a stream in Quebec
Sagijom in North Jeolla, South Korea
Stepanovka in Donets'ka Oblast', Ukraine
Tchoroma in Region du Batha, Chad
Tengger in East Java, Indonesia
Tirerze, an intermittent stream in Region de Tombouctou, Mali
Xikenghanjia in Jiangxi Sheng, China

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