Queulat National Park
Queulat National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, Chile |
| Nearest city | Puerto Puyuhuapi |
| Coordinates | 44°25′0″S 72°22′0″W / 44.41667°S 72.36667°WCoordinates: 44°25′0″S 72°22′0″W / 44.41667°S 72.36667°W |
| Area | 1,541 km2 (595 sq mi) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Visitors | 6,195 (in 2004) |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Queulat National Park is a national park of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The park is bordered by the Cisnes River on the south side and is neighbor to Lago Rosselot National Reserve. It contains 1,541 km2 (595 sq mi) of glacier-capped mountains and virgin evergreen forests.
In 1766, the Jesuit Father José García Alsue explored the area searching for the City of the Caesars.
Local relief is dominated by the Patagonian Andes, with some elevations greater than 2,000 m (6,562 ft) above sea level. A portion of the Puyuhuapi Volcanic Group form part of the park, specifically the area south of the Lake Risopatrón. The park comprises two small ice fields, with glaciers of up to 12 km (7 mi) long. The largest glaciated area is Queulat ice cap, which encompasses about 80 km2 (31 sq mi) and contains park's centerpiece, the Queulat Hanging Glacier. This ice cap is centered at 44°25′S 72°25′W / 44.417°S 72.417°W, and is at an elevation of 1,889 m (6,198 ft). The other ice cap covers an area of approximately 40 km2 (15 sq mi) and is centered at an unnamed summit at 44°30′S 72°19′W / 44.500°S 72.317°W, at an elevation of 2,255 m (7,398 ft). The main ice cap borders the northernmost part of the Puyuhuapi Channel called Ventisquero Sound.
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