The Pyramid Peak Trail is a short but steep hike up iconic Pyramid Mountain. The eponomous mountain looms over the north shore of Lake Crescent, one of the largest and most pristine lakes in the state of Washington. Lake Crescent is a popular destination with Olympic National Park and offers boating, swimming, diving and other water-based recreation opportunities. Other notable hikes include Mt Storm King and the Spruce Railroad Trail - both of which leave from the shores of Lake Crescent.

Lake Crescent has an average depth of over 300' and is popular with free divers

The lower section of the trail is lush with salal and swordfern

View of Lake Crescent from just under Pyramid Peak

Near the trailhead, old growth conifers dominate the bottomlands

Pyramid Peak is full of rocky outcrops from which to garner great views

Salal is a ground plant found throughout Olympic National Park

A major landslide may make the trail impassable - please check with the park before hiking

The path across the landslide can be very dangerous - potentially deadly

Before the summit - view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca are visible form a narrow ridge