Pyramid Peak | |
Elevation Ft: | 2136 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
Prominence Ft: | 1200. |
Prominence Ref: | [3] |
Isolation Mi: | 2.13 |
Parent Peak: | Peak 2417 |
Country: | United States |
State: | Alaska |
Location: | Aleutians West Census Area |
Range: | Aleutian Range[4] |
Map: | USA Alaska |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 270 |
Coordinates: | 53.8448°N -166.537°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [5] |
Topo: | USGS Unalaska C-2 |
Rock: | Andesitic |
Pyramid Peak is a 2136feet summit in Alaska, United States.
Pyramid Peak is part of the Aleutian Range.[4] This iconic landmark of the Dutch Harbor area is set 2miles south of Unalaska on Unalaska Island of the Aleutian Islands. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Captains Bay and Iliuliuk Bay. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2100abbr=offNaNabbr=off above tidewater of Captains Bay in approximately 1miles. The mountain's descriptive toponym was published in 1875 by the United States Coast Survey and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pyramid Peak is located in a subpolar oceanic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop to 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.