Mount Fitz Roy
This is the most appreciated peak by the lovers of climbing and
trekking. The altitude is 3,405 m.
Its original name is Chaltén, that in Tehuelche dialect
means "smoking mountain". This is due to a rare aeolic phenomenon
that makes its top always appear as it was surrounded by clouds,
which gives the mountain a smoking volcano look.
 In 1877, the expedition led by Perito Moreno baptized it
Fitz Roy, in memory of the sailor that explored the channels in
Tierra del Fuego and the Santa Cruz river during the Charles
Darwin expedition.
Not
only experienced mountaineers can visit here, there are also
paths for easy trekking
that would take only 2 to 3 hours as well as options
to climb the "granite walls", with different degrees
of difficulty.
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