This mountain, which is one of the highest in Tierra del Fuego, has an altitude of 6800 feet.

Its base, for about an eighth of its total height, is clothed by dusky woods, and above this a field of snow extends to the summit.

These vast piles of snow, which never melt, and seem destined to last as long as the world holds together, present a noble and even sublime spectacle.

The outline of the mountain was admirably clear and defined.

Owing to the abundance of light reflected from the white and glittering surface, no shadows were cast on any part; and those lines which intersected the sky could alone be distinguished: hence the mass stood out in the boldest relief.