Balmaceda Glacier
Know Balmaceda Glacier
Located in the west side of Balmaceda Mount, the glacier is a unique view and a must-see attraction in Bernardo O´Higgins National Park. With 2035 meters of extension, the Balmaceda offers a real show when its icebergs detach from the east side of the glacier. Nevertheless its activity is in retrocession, losing ice due to global warming. Still, it's a wonderful place to visit, that may not exist in the near future.
Información del Destino:
- Attractions:
Iceberg sighting.
- When to go:
All year long.
- Activities:
Trekking, hikking, high mountain tours, climbing, sea and river kayak, rafting, birds match, flora and fauna contemplation, photography.
- Weather:
Cold height weather. Its temperatures are lower than 0°C. The rain – usually as snow- surpasses 2000 milimeters per year.
- Location:
Iceberg sighting.
- Services;
Housing, food, transportation.
- How to get there:
Santiago-Punta Arenas: Airway.
Punta Arenas-Puerto Natales: Land route, by Route 9 north.
Puerto Montt-Puerto Natales: Seaway.
Puerto Natales-Balmaceda Glacier: Seaway, through travels within Bernardo O´Higgins and Torres del Paine National Parks (summer season). - Surroundings:
Las Montañas Channel, Castillo Hill, W Network: Torres del Paine Base- Valle del Frances-Grey Lake, network: Cordillera Paine Lake, Puerto Natales seashort, Dos Lagunas, Calvo Fjord, Bories cold-storage plant, Balmaceda Glaciar, Gulf of Almirante Montt, Balmaceda Lake, Azul Lagoon, Verde Lagoon, Paine Mountain, Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument, Bernardo O´Higgins National Park, Torres del Paine National Park, Antonio Varas Peninsula, Puerto Natales, Alacalufe National Reserve, Serrano River, Ultima Esperanza Inlet.
Nearby tourist attractions
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Base de las Torres del Paine - 56 kmCerro Castillo - 54 kmCircuito Largo Cordillera Paine - 52 kmCostanera Puerto Natales - 56 kmGlaciar Grey - 57 kmGlaciar Serrano - 4 kmGlaciar Tyndall - 31 kmLago Balmaceda - 76 kmLago del Toro - 38 kmLago Grey - 42 kmLago Nordenskjold - 47 km
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Lago Paine - 68 kmLago Pehoe - 39 kmMacizo del Paine - 55 kmParque Nacional Torres del Paine - 44 kmPuerto Edén - 54 kmPuerto Natales - 56 kmRío Serrano - 25 kmSeno Ultima Esperanza - 56 kmTorres del Paine - 53 km
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