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Cerro Catedral

Schematic Frey hut to the Catedral peak pin. Not a GPS track. DEM high 2,044 m. Cited ~2,405 m is a landmark.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs Administración de Parques Nacionales — Nahuel Huapi

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: No separate trail fee was confirmed for this peak pin. Nearby Frey still has the mandatory free trek registration.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
No trail fee recordedReported (secondary) — confirm before travelNot recordedNo separate trail fee was confirmed for this peak pin. Nearby Frey still has the mandatory free trek registration.Administración de Parques Nacionales — Nahuel HuapiNot recordedVerified 2026-09-23 vs Administración de Parques Nacionales — Nahuel Huapi
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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts-41.198, -71.486
Distance2.11 km*
resolved-pin haversine; not a published trek length; not walking distance · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascent+295 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Descent0 m*
one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional
High point2,044 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Low point1,749 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T3 · YDS 2

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)
SAC T3
Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
YDS Class 2
Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.

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Pins from AR_GEOMETRY_PINS.md. One-way stored.

typicalDays 1 is a placeholder.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

No permit required.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • Refugio Frey car-free: unknown
  • Cerro Catedral car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Cerro Catedral?

No government walking permit is reported for Cerro Catedral. That report is secondary — confirm before travel.

Cerro Catedral permit quota and booking

No separate trail fee was confirmed for this peak pin. Nearby Frey still has the mandatory free trek registration.

How difficult is Cerro Catedral?

Cerro Catedral is graded SAC T3 · YDS 2. A sourced hazard on this record: DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

How long is Cerro Catedral?

The length on this record is 2.11 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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