The Crystal Range is a small group of mountains located within the Desolation Wilderness

Desolation Wilderness

The Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a popular backpacking destination, with much barren rocky terrain at the edge of the...

 in the U.S. state of California. It is a subrange of the Sierra Nevada. The highest and most southerly peak is Pyramid Peak

Pyramid Peak (California)

Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada within the Crystal Range and to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness. With an elevation gain of almost , the Rocky Canyon route is the mountain's most popular approach although it is very arduous....

 at 9987 ft; Mount Agassiz is next north at 9967 ft, with Mount Price

Mount Price (California)

Mount Price is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the southern end of the Crystal Mountains, and southwest of Lake Tahoe. The summit is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California....

 (9975 ft) rounding out the southern group of peaks. Tells Peak

Tells Peak

Tells Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the very north end of the Crystal Range , to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California....

 is the northernmost named peak in the range.