Monte Sarmiento
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Monte Sarmiento is a pyramidal peak with a glaciated saddle-shaped summit located within Alberto de Agostini National Park, in the Chilean portion of Tierra del Fuego. It rises abruptly from the east shore of the Magdalena Channel and marks the western border of the Cordillera Darwin. The mountain is frequently shrouded in clouds, but when it is visible is "the most sublime spectacle in Tierra del Fuego" according to the words of Charles Darwin,[1] one of the many people who have been captivated by the beauty of this mountain.
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Sarmiento | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,369 ft (2,246 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 54°27′S 70°50′W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Chile |
Parent range | Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1956 by Carlo Mauri and Clemente Maffei [1] |
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