Pyramid Lake Trail
- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,672 ft
- climb
- 2,622 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Pyramid Lake Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Ross Lake National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Pyramid Lake Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back hike in Ross Lake National Recreation Area in Washington, managed by the National Park Service. The trail starts about 0.3 miles from the town of Diablo, making it an easy addition to a day spent in the area. The route rises from about 1,164 feet to a high point of 2,622 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,672 feet. The climb is rolling, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.5 miles in, where the grade reaches 24%. The trail is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Ross Dam weather station show July and August highs around 79°F with only six or seven wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the upper 30s and rain on most days. Several other outings sit close by. Incline Trail and Stetattle Creek Trail are both within a mile, Diablo Wall offers climbing about 0.7 miles away, and Sourdough Falls Trail is roughly 1.4 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Triangle Recreation Camp48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Incline TrailHiking0.5 mi
Stetattle Creek TrailHikingPhoto: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- Diablo WallRock climbing0.7 mi
- Sourdough Falls TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Skagit RiverCanoeing3.7 mi
- Ryan's WallRock climbing5 mi
- Goodell Creek CampgroundCamping5.6 mi
- Thunder CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stetattle Creek TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Thunder Knob TrialHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Happy Creek TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sourdough Mountain TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
Thunder Creek TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Newhalem Creek TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Incline TrailHiking · Next door
- Thunder Creek TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Jack Mountain TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Steven PavlovUser:Senapa/TemplateFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Fourth of July TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Pyramid Lake Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 30°
18 wet
Feb
41° / 30°
16 wet
Mar
47° / 33°
18 wet
Apr
56° / 38°
14 wet
May
65° / 45°
12 wet
Jun
70° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 55°
7 wet
Aug
79° / 56°
6 wet
Sep
70° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
56° / 43°
16 wet
Nov
44° / 35°
20 wet
Dec
38° / 31°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ross Dam, WA, 3.5 mi away at 1,236 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
