Ojo del Albino glacier

The glacier in the Sierra Alvear mountain range is one of the most picturesque glaciers in Tierra del Fuego, due to its ice-filled lagoon and the prominent terminal moraine. It covers an area of 86 hectares and contributes runoff to Laguna Esmeralda. A visit to the glacier is a full-day excursion that takes between 9 and 10 hours, starting from Route 3. Most visitors use the trail that crosses the Tierra Mayor Valley and leads to Laguna Esmeralda. Access to the lagoon is easy, but the climb to reach the glacier becomes more difficult towards the end of summer when ice forms on the rocks polished by the glacier. Although slightly longer, access is easier via the Beban River Valley, where you must go all the way down and ascend one of the scree slopes where small trickles of meltwater flow. Then you must return south, traversing the hillside until you reach the glacier's terminal moraine, which you must cross. From there, the view is spectacular.

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Getting there

about 20 km northeast of Ushuaia