Fitz Roy: the mountain above El Chaltén
Trails to Laguna Capri, Laguna de los Tres and Laguna Torre – all from the village.
Fitz Roy, Chaltén in Tehuelche, is at 3,405 m (11,171 ft) the highest peak in the north of Los Glaciares National Park and a goal for climbers from all over the world. For hikers the marked trails start right in El Chaltén; the best known leads to Laguna de los Tres, the closest viewpoint below its east face.
According to the park authority, Cerro Chaltén was a sacred mountain for the original inhabitants. The name means "smoking mountain": the clouds at the summit made it look like a volcano.
Since 1 June 2026 the North Zone also charges entry; tickets are sold online only. For Laguna de los Tres the park authority itself gives two distances: its leaflet says 10 km (6.2 mi) each way, its activities page 25 km (16 mi) in total.
APN: protected area fact sheet (726,927 ha, Perito Moreno, Cerro Chaltén 3,405 m, huemul) ↗
In numbers
- Fitz Roy
- 3,405 m (11,171 ft)
- Cerro Torre
- 3,102 m (10,177 ft)
- Laguna de los Tres
- 10 km (6.2 mi) each way
- Elevation gain
- 750
- Laguna Capri
- 4 km (2.5 mi) each way
- Laguna Torre
- 10 km (6.2 mi) each way
- El Calafate – El Chaltén
- 220 km (137 mi)
- Entry, foreign visitors
- 50,000 pesos
