Sarmiento Lake
Lago Sarmiento
A large sapphire-blue lake in the southeast of the park, with rare white calcareous reefs (thrombolites) on its shore and a sweeping view of the whole Paine massif.
Lago Sarmiento is the largest lake in the eastern part of Torres del Paine. Its water is a deep sapphire blue, and its shores are lined with white thrombolites formed by microbial sediment, a rare sight worldwide. From the road and trails on the southern shore, you can see the Torres, the Cuernos and Paine Grande together in an expansive panorama. Visitors entering through the Sarmiento entrance see it first. Guanacos are common on the grasslands around the lake, and the area is also where puma activity is tracked.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Laguna Amarga
- Paine Waterfall
- Laguna Azul
- Nordenskjöld Lake
- Torres del Paine National Park
- Mirador Base Las Torres
- Mirador Cóndor
- Salto Grande