Deep Lake Area  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  10,500' Page Views:  73,562. Good page? (2 likes)    Administrator:  Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Ben Mottinger on May 26, 2006 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 70° | 45° 75° | 46° 73° | 48° 70° | 45° 68° | 46°

Looking south from Haystack toward Deep Lake

Description 

A beautiful area that is near Cirque of the Towers so it's a good addition if you have the time. There are several peaks for climbing, but it seems that Haystack has the most routes.

Probably less crowded than the cirque if you want seclusion. Mosquitoes can be nasty--bring some repellant.

Getting There 

Approach as for the Cirque, but at Big Sandy Lake, keep going along the NE side of the lake to a trail that heads up toward Clear Lake and then Deep Lake. The camping at Clear Lake offers some nice trees and looks preferrable to the Deep Lake site that is above treeline.

The Classics

Featured Route For Deep Lake Area

Minor Dihedral 5.9  WY : Wind River Range : ... : Haystack Mountain

Stellar route with sweet views, exposure, and mostly clean rock.See the description for finding the route to decide which start you want to do. I'll start with P4, but this could be P2 from the traversing start.P4: 130' r-facing corner (5.8+/5.9) belay below a roof.P5: Traverse right about 10ft. then follow a 5.8 crack that angles back to the left. 160' 5.8P6: Another small traverse right leads to broken rock and a L-facing corner. Keep going until you are at a ledge below the large R-facing d...[more]   Browse More Classics in WY

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Deep Lake area. Photo by Blitzo.	Deep Lake area. Photo by Blitzo.	BETA PHOTO: (L to R) Haystack, steeple peak and Lost Temple Sp...
liz donley pumps water at deep lake	reflections	Looking across Deep Lake to the Cirque.
Cirque of Towers from Deep Lake	Temple Peak across Deep Lake.	the weather moves in
From North Lake.