Pyramid Peak ranks as the 214th-highest summit in California,[3] and topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises over 2,300 feet (700 meters) in approximately one mile.

Whitney Quadrangle topographic map, and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

The first ascent of the summit was made July 21, 1942, by Art Reyman via a traverse from Window Peak to the south ridge.

[7] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.