Haiyaha - a Native American word meaning rock - aptly describes this secluded, boulder-riddled lake in lower Chaos Canyon. Hallet Peak (12,713') and Otis Peak (12,486') stand over Lake Haiyaha on the Continental Divide; the glacier between them carved out this canyon millennia ago, churning and depositing boulders throughout the basin.

View up Chaos Canyon from the east shore of Lake Haiyaha (10,221')

As chlorophyll production slows, carotenoids' red and orange pigments show through

Longs Peak and Keyboard of the Winds can be seen from both approaches to Lake Haiyaha

A scenic pond lies just off trail on the approach to Lake Haiyaha from Glacier Junction

Glacial movement grinds up rock and pushes it to its margins (lateral and terminal moraines)

Emerald Lake is fed by Tyndall Creek, a glacial stream in the adjacent valley

Well-maintained winter routes lead to Nymph, Dream, Emerald and Haiyaha lakes