| Pyramid Peak |
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Name History (Pyramid Peak)Title: Naming of Pyramid Peak Entered by: 14erFred Added: 5/14/2010, Last Updated: 5/14/2010 Sources: Hart, J.L.J. (1977). Fourteen thousand feet: A history of the naming and early ascents of the high Colorado peaks (Second Edition). Denver, CO: The Colorado Mountain Club. The Hayden U.S. Government Survey of 1874 named Pyramid Peak "Black Pyramid." This name, reflective of the mountain's distinctive skyline profile, was later shortened to "Pyramid." |
