Trail to Mirador "Loma del Pliegue Tumbado", Los Glaciares NP, El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America.

From El Chalten, we hiked to Mirador "Loma del Pliegue Tumbado" ("hill of the collapsed fold"), 19 km (11.9 mi) with 1170 meters (3860 ft) cumulative gain in Los Glaciares National Park. This trail gave good views of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation) high above Torre Lake, but clouds hid Cerro Torre that day. El Chalten mountain resort is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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Contained in galleries: 2020 Feb: all Patagonia (ARGENTINA, CHILE), ARGENTINA: Mount Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Patagonia 2020 & 2005

From El Chalten, we hiked to Mirador "Loma del Pliegue Tumbado" ("hill of the collapsed fold"), 19 km (11.9 mi) with 1170 meters (3860 ft) cumulative gain in Los Glaciares National Park. This trail gave good views of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation) high above Torre Lake, but clouds hid Cerro Torre that day. El Chalten mountain resort is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.