French Valley, Torres del Paine
Trail · Torres del Paine & Magallanes

A glacial trough between the granite Horns and Cerro Paine Grande, reached by trail from Lago Pehoé past lenga forest that turns deep red through April. The hanging Glaciar Francés calves audibly from the valley floor, and the trail's end at Mirador Británico frames peaks on three sides.
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Peak: April 1–April 30
Climatological window from published records. The weather model’s elevation extrapolation isn’t reliable on this terrain, so this is the long-run normal rather than a season-specific forecast.
Source: https://blog.lastorres.com/torres-del-paine-national-park-autumn
When to go to French Valley, Torres del Paine
Peak usually arrives somewhere between April 1 and April 30.
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- When does French Valley, Torres del Paine peak?
- In a typical year, color peaks around April 1–April 30. The weather model's elevation extrapolation isn't reliable on this terrain, so this is a climatological window (source: https://blog.lastorres.com/torres-del-paine-national-park-autumn) rather than a season-specific forecast.
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