The Cirque of the Towers is a semicircle ridge of jagged peaks, the Continental Divide runs along this ridge. First called Dad's Toothpicks and Washakie Needles, in 1941 it was given the name "The Cirque". The name "the Cirque" came from Climber Orrin Bonney, he published the name in an article for the Appalachia magazine that year. Most climbing routes were established in the 1950's. Big Sandy trailhead if the fastest way into the Cirque's, from Big Sandy Trailhead to the Cirque of the Towers is: 8.7 Miles. You will find four lakes in the Cirque's, Lonesome Lake, Seckided Lake, Cirque Lake, and Hidden Lake. Lonesome Lake is the only lake with fish, you will find Cutthroat Trout in Lonesome Lake.

   

 

 

 

  

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