View image in fullscreen Pyramid Lake, at the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, is fed by the Truckee River and is located about 40 miles north-east of Reno. Situated at the base of several mountain ranges, the lake is owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and entirely surrounded by the tribe’s reservation. The Pyramid Lake Paiute’s petroglyphs date back 10,000 to 14,000 years BCE, the oldest in North America. Next to the deep green of Pyramid Lake was a large, flat, white mass, the remnants of a second lake. On the reservation at Pyramid Lake, Wadsworth said rolling brownouts are common during the hot summer months.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2025 15:25 UTC