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Ushuaia, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Gabriel Resende Veiga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Potecito de Miel

Climbing area · Argentina

Is it worth the trip?

49Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Rock wet: dry in about 6 h, Rock about 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
5°C
Air
7°C
Rain
1.4 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
8°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 11 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
3°C
Air
4°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
10°C
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 29 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 9 h
Rock temp
10°C
Air
10°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 34 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
4°C
Air
9°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Mon 9 · 3 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 233, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 486, good
  4. Thu 511, poor
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 729, poor
  7. Sun 834, poor
  8. Mon 93, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1186, good

The spot in two facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Best Sep–Oct3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Potecito de Miel
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*33, poorWetdry in 3 h5°C5°C1 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poorWet5°C7°C1.4 mm
Wed 4Nov86, goodWetdry in 3 h8°C7°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov11, poorWet3°C4°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov94, goodWetdry in 6 h10°C10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov29, poorWetdry in 9 h10°C10°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov34, poorWet4°C9°C4.5 mm
Mon 9Nov3, poorWet8°C8°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet4°C6°C2.4 mm
Wed 11Nov86, goodWetdry in 3 h7°C7°C0.3 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Potecito de Miel

1 crag mapped. The nearest town to stay in is Ushuaia.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,130–US$2,210 each

about US$1,130–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to USH, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$705–US$1,460
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$289
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$67–US$121
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,210

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ushuaia

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Closest

Ushuaia

about 20 min by car · 122 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 122 places to stay in Ushuaia · Booking.com

About Ushuaia its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 24h 20m

About 24h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → USH, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 35 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.