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Pyramid Lake is the biggest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, the inland sea that once covered much of western Nevada. [2] It is approximately 27 miles (43 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide, with a perimeter of 71 miles (114 km), covering 112,000 acres (45,000 ha) acres entirely enclosed within the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation .
Surrounds Lake Lahontan, a 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) reservoir on the Carson River. Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park: Carson City, Washoe County: 14,301 5,787: 7,880 2,400: 1963: Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry. Rye Patch State Recreation Area: Pershing: 2,424 981: 4,137 1,261: 1971
The Smoke Creek Desert is an arid region of northwestern Nevada, that lies about 60 miles (97 km) to the north of Pyramid Lake, west of the Fox Range and east of the Smoke Creek Mountains. The southern end of the desert lies on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, and a rail line lies at the eastern edge.
The Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge on Anaho Island in Pyramid Lake, Nevada. [1] The refuge was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913 as a sanctuary for colonial nesting birds. It is home to one of the two largest colonies of pelicans—American white pelicans—in the western U.S.
Anaho Island is a little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) long from north to south, and also from east to west at its widest point. It covers 634.43 acres (2.567 km 2).. The island is located in the southeastern section of the lake, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the community of Sutcliffe.
In October 2016, under the Nevada Native Nations Land Act, the Pyramid Lake Tribe was one of six federally recognized tribes in Nevada to have additional lands put into trust for their reservations. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is to receive approximately 6,357 acres (25.7 km 2) of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. Gaming is prohibited on ...
In retaliation, a small group of volunteer soldiers and vigilantes led by Maj. William Ormsby attacked the Native Americans, starting the so-called Pyramid Lake War. Ormsby's force was defeated and in response Colonel John C. Hays and Captain Joseph Stewart led a larger force of volunteers and US Regulars to defeat the Natives at the Second ...
Follows SR 28 in western Nevada along the northern and eastern shores of Lake Tahoe. Pyramid Lake Road: 12.5 20.1 Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation boundary south of Sutcliffe: Warrior Point: 1996: Follows SR 445 in Washoe County along the western shore of Pyramid Lake within the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Red Rock Road: 8.8 14.2