Sight · Torres del Paine National Park
A hanging glacier and lagoon, deep on the O Circuit.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Torres del Paine Tour Guide
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Guide
Mirador Glaciar Los Perros is a named lookout on the remote Paine Massif O Circuit, facing Los Perros Glacier and Laguna Los Perros. This is a multi-day trekking stop, not a road pullout or short day hike. The viewpoint usually comes into view around the third day on foot, so it makes sense as part of the full circuit.
Los Perros is a hanging glacier clinging high on the massif. Its meltwater feeds Laguna Los Perros below, so you see the ice and the lake together. Look from the ridge down to the water to take in how the glacier sits above the basin.
Los Perros campsite and ranger station are nearby, and the route continues toward Paso John Gardner. The O Circuit is seasonal, so the trail’s operating window matters when you plan this stop.
One local story links the name to wild dogs seen in this sector during early expeditions. The glacier, lagoon and campsite all carry the name, making it a label for this whole part of the route.
Keep the lagoon below the glacier in your photo. It shows the relationship between the high ice and its meltwater basin better than a tight crop of the glacier alone.
Wildlife
113 sightingsPumaMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
146 sightingsAndean CondorMost seen around noonSighting map
381 sightingsGuanacoMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
53 sightingsHuemulMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
36 sightingsLesser RheaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
11 sightingsWild HorseMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Torres del Paine. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
Campground · 0.5 km awayCamping Los PerrosA remote campsite before the long climb over John Gardner Pass.
Sight · 4.1 km awayPaso John GarnerThe O Circuit's high point looks over Grey Glacier and the icefield.
Sight · 5.6 km awayLos Perros Valley LookoutA remote O Circuit lookout over the forested Los Perros valley.
Campground · 6.9 km awayRefugio y Camping DicksonA lakeside refuge for the remote northern leg of the O Circuit.
Sight · 7.7 km awayMirador BritánicoA long, demanding climb to the French Valley’s big panorama.Parkwolf’s Torres del Paine ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
