Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site |
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The natural site as seen from the air
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| Location | Magallanes and Chilean Antártica Region, Chile |
| Nearest city | Villa O'Higgins, Aysén Region, Chile |
| Area | 768 ha (1,898 acres) |
| Established | February 27, 2014 |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
The Chaltén Mountain Range Natural Site (Spanish: Sitio Natural Cordillera del Chaltén) is a natural site part of the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region, Chile. It is located between the boundary demarcated by the 1994 arbitration award and section B of the 1998 agreement between Argentina and Chile. It has an area of 768 hectares (1,898 acres).
It is located in between Mount Fitz Roy and the Torre/Adela Mountain Range covering the northern part of the basin of the Torre Glacier.
Within the natural site, the Fitz Roy (3,406 meters above sea level), Pollone, Piergiorgio mountains, as well as, the Standhardt, Desmochada, Silla needle, point Anna, point Mujer as well as the Italian pass and part of the Fitz Roy North glacier stand out in the Chaltén mountain range.
The nature reserve was created by Resolution No. 74 of February 27, 2014 by the National Forest Corporation which also created the Pío XI Glacier natural site in the national park.
See also
In Spanish: Sitio Natural Cordillera del Chaltén para niños
- Circo de los Altares
- Mount Fitz Roy
- Cerro Torre
- Southern Patagonian Ice Field
- Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile
- Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
