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Great Basin National Park: Pyramid Peak Loop

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Distance: 12.7 miles


Climb out of the desert heat to breezy alpine solitude.

No mirage: Great Basin’s peaks rise more than a mile above the sagebrush plains, offering a summer escape to lakes and meadows with staggering desert views. This 12.7-mile overnight loop hits the best of the park.

Gear up Sportsworld, 1500 Aultman St., Ely, NV; (775) 289-8886; sportsworld-ely.com

Season Summer and early fall

Permits Not needed, but sign in at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Contact (775) 234-7331; nps.gov/grba

-Mapping by Eli Boschetto

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