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The most beautiful places around Fitz Roy

The best of Fitz Roy and the surrounding area

Petr Liška
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The most beautiful places around Fitz Roy
Inserted: 17.02.2023
Author: Petr Liška © gigaplaces.com
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Hikers

The granite tower of Fitz Roy is undoubtedly the most beautiful mountain in Argentina. In addition, the surroundings of this beautiful mountain are also amazing and offer a rugged Patagonian landscape with many mountains, glaciers and lakes. There are a lot of hiking trails here, but the mountaineer will also enjoy here, who can undertake ascents from easy to almost the most difficult in the world. The entire area falls within the Glaciares National Park. Let's see which beautiful places here are definitely worth visiting.

1.
Cerro Fitz Roy

The most beautiful mountain in Patagonia

Rating:
| Altitude: 3 405 m / 11 171 ft

The amazing granite towers of Cerro Fitz Roy (3,405 m) /sometimes called Cerro Chaltén/, have many nicknames.… continue reading

2.
Cerro Torre

An impressive granite tower

Rating:
| Altitude: 3 128 m / 10 262 ft

The second most popular mountain in the Los Glaciares National Park, after Fitz Roy, is the breathtaking… continue reading

3.
Laguna de Los Tres

The amazing lake under Fitz Roy

Rating:
| Altitude: 1 170 m / 3 839 ft

Hike to the lagoon de Los Tres (1,770 meters above sea level) is the most popular tour around the monumental… continue reading

4.
Grande Glacier

The ornament of the Torre lagoon

Rating:
| Altitude: 796 m / 2 612 ft

The highlight of the Torre lagoon hike is not only a stunning view of the mighty granite tower of Cerro Torre… continue reading

5.
Laguna Torre

The lake under the magnificent granite tower

Rating:
| Altitude: 635 m / 2 083 ft

Perhaps the most beautiful lake in the area of Fitz Roy's granite towers is Laguna Torre. Directly above the… continue reading

6.
Laguna Piedras Blancas

A lagoon directly under the glacier

Altitude: 642 m / 2 106 ft

Laguna Piedras Blancas is located directly below the glacier of the same name flowing from the famous Mount… continue reading

7.
Laguna Sucia

Beautiful lake below Fitz Roy

Altitude: 878 m / 2 881 ft

It is far better to climb the ridge separating the lagoon de Los Tres from the significantly lower Sucia… continue reading

8.
Laguna Hija

A lagoon with an island

Laguna Hija (747m) also has its own small island, so it is more photogenic than the neighboring Laguna Madre.… continue reading

9.
Rio de las Vueltas

The beautiful valley below Fitz Roy

Altitude: 386 m / 1 266 ft

The eastern side of the Fitz Roy massif is drained by the picturesque Rio de las Vueltas. The other side of… continue reading

10.
Laguna Madre

Noodles under Fitz Roy

Altitude: 732 m / 2 402 ft

Laguna Madre (733m) is an elongated lagoon located to the east of the Fitz Roy massif. The hiking path does… continue reading

11.
Cerro Solo (2,121m)

Glacier mountain above green hills

Altitude: 2 121 m / 6 959 ft

Cerro Solo (2,121m) is located south of Torre Lagoon. This glacial mountain rises above the surrounding green… continue reading

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