The "Otis Gendarme" on the east end of Otis Peak (12,486') above Lake Haiyaha

Otis Peak seperates the Chaos Canyon with Lake Haiyaha on it's north side from the Loch Vale and Andrews Glacier to it's south.  Likely the most non-descript peak in this region of Rocky Mountain National Park, Otis contains a few hidden jewels on it's south face including the famed Zowie and Wowie towers which are the smaller and sharper cousins of their upstream relatives: the Petit Grepon and the Saber.  This photo was taken on 2/26/08 as the 10-12" of new snow that had fallen in the previous 12 hrs. on these slopes was just starting to be picked up by the wind as it was simultaneously hit by the sunrise light below a setting moon.  This photo was not changed in any way from the original image but is a bit distorted due to resizing for the web.