Crystal Range

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Coordinates: 38°54′34.668″N 120°12′27.682″W / 38.90963°N 120.20768944°W / 38.90963; -120.20768944
Crystal Range
Mountain Range
Country United States
State California
District El Dorado County
Coordinates 38°54′34.668″N 120°12′27.682″W / 38.90963°N 120.20768944°W / 38.90963; -120.20768944
Highest point
 - elevation 2,807 m (9,209 ft)
Timezone Pacific (UTC-8)
 - summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map USGS Rockbound Valley
location of Crystal Range in California [1]

The Crystal Range is a small group of mountains located within the Desolation Wilderness in the U.S. state of California. It is a subrange of the Sierra Nevada. The highest and most southerly peak is Pyramid Peak at 9987 ft; Mount Agassiz is next north at 9967 ft, with Mount Price (9975 ft) rounding out the southern group of peaks. Tells Peak is the northernmost named peak in the range.

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The southern Crystal Range as seen from Desolation Valley near Lake Aloha