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[[ES:Glaciar San Francisco / Monumento Natural el Morado]]
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[[ArchivoFile:Glaciar_San_Francisco_Laguna_de_Morales.jpg|frame|center|Glaciar San Francisco and [[Cerro Morado]]'s south face, 18-8-2013]]{{RutaForm2_englishRutaForme
|Actividad=Trekking
|País=Chile (english)
|BellezaEscenica=Atractiva
|Atractivos=Vistas panorámicas, Glaciar, Río, Formación Geológica, Parque Nacional
|DuraciónDuracion=1 día|Dificultad Física=Algo Exigente|Dificultad Técnica=Baja
|Sendero=Siempre Claro
|Señalizacion=Suficiente
|Infraestructura=Cabaña(s), Hospedaje(s)
|TipoTrekComparteIdayRetorno=RecorridoIda y Retorno por la misma ruta|DistanciaLatitud1=13-33.14 km. (ida y vuelta)822220|DesnivelLongitud1=+665, -55 metros (solo ida)70.063848|Distancia=13200|MetrosAscenso=674|MetrosDescenso=58
|Comentarios distancia=
|AltitudMedia=2241|Primer Autor=[[Usuario:Joaquin.baranao|Joaquín Barañao]]
|Imágen Principal=Valle_glaciar_san_francisco.jpg
|ComentariosImagen=Glaciar San Francisco valley, looking north. Sept. 2003
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|KMLZ=Glaciar San Francisco.kmz
|ComentariosMapa=Track to Glaciar San Francisco, Monumento Natural El Morado
{{No confundir|Attention: do not commit the usual mistake of mixing-up this rout with the “GLACIAR DEL MORADO” located just a little to the east. The path shown here is located in the “Natural el Morado” and also appreciates the south side of the “CERRO MORADO” (origin of the mix-up) but the “San Francisco” is the glacier that can be seen.}}
[[ArchivoFile:Banos Morales.jpg|thumb|Beginning, Baños Morales. 21-6-2008]][[ArchivoFile:IMG_9154_(Custom).jpg|thumb|First ascenso, 21-6-2008]][[ArchivoFile:Comienzos_Trek_Glaciar_San_Francisco.jpg|thumb|Beginning of trek (40 min)]][[ArchivoFile:Valle_Aguas_Panimavida.jpg|thumb|Aguas de Panimávida. Photo taken on the way back]][[ArchivoFile:Glaciar San Francisco Monumento El Morado.JPG|thumb|Up in the valley, wearing snowshoes. 18-8-2013]][[ArchivoFile:Laguna de Morales.JPG|thumb|Laguna de Morales covered by snow. 18-8-2013]][[ArchivoFile:Glaciar San Francisco Laguna Morales.jpg|thumb|Condor in Laguna de Morales, 18-8-2013]]==Best season Season ==
*Trekking: The best season for this trek is between the months of october and may, although the ideal is from november to december
*Randonnée and skiing: Between June and late September. Even then, depending on the year and the last snowfall, is quite possible that it will be necessary to load the skis along the first part.
==Access==
===Car===
{{Acces to Access Banos Morales by carMorales}}{{Public transportation transport to Cajon del MaipoMaipo}}
==Route description==
[[ArchivoFile:Perfil_trekking_glaciar_San_Francisco.png|thumb|700px|center|750px|Profile of the route]]From CONAF the route ascends abruptly for about 45 minutes. The road entrees the valley, crossing on many occasions an old road that zig-zags. Close to an hour later, once the trail has already remounted the initial moraine, the valley stretches and “Aguas Panimávida” appears, a patch of half-flooded grass with mineral water ponds. From now on the slope decreases and the trail continues to the north, with the imposing south face of “El Morado” as the background. After about two hours from mineral waters, the “Laguna de Morales” is reached (commonly confused with “Laguna del Morado,” for this lagoon see [[Glaciar del Morado]]). It's a nice destination but it is recommendable to continue another hour to the north, approaching the bottom of the glacier “San Francisco” (2.800 meters above sea level.) The trail is a little less clear, the slope increases and it's more likely to find snow on this part if you go during late spring or early summer.
==Estimated Time==
At a normal pace, this trek should take about 5 hours between CONAF and the viewpoint of the glacier. However, what is meant by "lookout" is not a well-defined point, but rather an area where you can appreciate and photograph the impressive ice caves formed by the glacier.
{{Acces Monumento Natural El Morado}}
==Guides==Agencia de Ecoturismo y montaña, Montaraces del Sur, +56942697948, mail: Montaracesdelsur@gmail.com
==Tips==
*There are bathrooms in access. Inside the monument rocks can be used to hide, but it is very important to carry a bag to take the toilet paper used, because it is a busy place and seeks to prevent small landfills to form inside.
*[[Cerro San Francisco]]: This route runs along the north side of the hill, which doesn't belong to the Morado Natural Monument.
*[[Cerro Morado]]: This route also runs along the visible face from the Natural Monument El Morado, but the face that is reached following the [[Glaciar del Morado|Morado glacier trek]].
==Glaciology observation station==
==Photo gallery==
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