Toroweap overlook
Toroweap Overlook: The views begin at road's end, where sheer cliffs drop to the Colorado River. Mount Sinyala, a butte 25 miles east of the overlook, marks the mouth of Havasu Canyon.
Most of the Havasupai who live on the reservation dwell in Supai village, nine miles up Havasu Canyon. The Hualapai Indian Reservation lies directly across the Colorado River from the overlook.
Vulcans Anvil, also known as Vulcan's Forge or Thor's Hammer, rises in the middle of the river directly below. This 50-foot-high lava neck is all that remains of an extinct lava vent. Lava Falls, visible 1.5 miles downstream, roars with a vengeance. You can see it from a point just one-eighth mile to the right from the overlook. Debris from Prospect Canyon on the South Rim forms the rapids, perhaps the roughest water in the Grand Canyon. Water flowing between 8,000 and 20,000 cubic feet per second drops abruptly, then explodes into foam and spray. River-runners commonly rate these rapids a 10-plus on a scale of 1–10. You can reach Lava Falls on a very steep and strenuous hike, not recommended in summer.
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