The Crystal Range is a small chain of mountain peaks in the
Desolation Wilderness
The Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area in the Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, in El Dorado County, California. The crest of the Sierra Nevada runs through it, just west of Lake Tahoe.
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in the U.S. state of California. It is a subrange of the
Sierra Nevada. The highest and most southerly peak is
Pyramid Peak at 9985 ft;
Mount Agassiz is next north at 9967 ft, with
Mount Price (9975 ft) rounding out the southern group of peaks.
Tells Peak is the northernmost named peak in the range.
It is southwest of
Lake Tahoe and north of
U.S. Route 50. Two main access roads run off of U.S. Route 50, Ice House Road, which is furthest west, and more easterly, Wright's Lake Road which is a steep road not conducive to trailers or large vehicles. Many access the tallest peak Pyramid Peak from Hwy 50 directly hiking in, to the Desolation Wilderness.
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The Crystal Rangeseen from east within the Desolation Wilderness looking over Lake Aloha, Pyramid Peak on the left.
Mountains of the Desolation Wilderness
Mountain ranges of Northern California
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