Pyramid Peak (Nevada)Pyramid Peak is a mountain in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.DescriptionPyramid Peak is a summit set in the Snake Range and Great Basin National Park. It ranks as the seventh-highest summit in the state of Nevada. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Baker and Snake creeks, which both end in the Snake Valley of the Great Basin where it evaporates or sinks underground — i.e., it is endorheic as no water reaches the ocean. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Baker Creek in. The nearest higher peak is Baker Peak, to the northwest. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.ClimatePyramid Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters. The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.