Haiwee (Timbisha: Heewi, meaning "Dove")[3] is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 24 miles (39 km) south-southwest of Keeler,[4] at an elevation of 4075 feet (1242 m).
[4] The settlement there began in 1864, as a waystop at Haiwai Meadows on the road between Visalia and the Owens Valley.
The stop was run by a man named McGuire and his wife and young son.
[5] The original settlement site and the Haiwai Meadows are under the water of the Haiwee Reservoir.