Since 1987, when National Taiwan University's mountaineering club first brought this area's beauty to people's attention, naming the largest lake Chialuo, the mountaineering community has discovered and named 18 of the lakes, including Weitan Pond, Haomai Pond, Sky Lake and Green Lake.
1987 年，台大登山社首次將這個風景秀麗的湖泊公諸世人面前，由於緊鄰加羅山，遂將最大的湖泊命名為加羅湖，其後陸續被山岳界發現並命名者有 18 個，包括加羅湖、偉蛋池、豪邁池、天池、綠池……。