Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling)

Name: Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling)
Address: AR

Schematic Pampa Linda to Refugio Otto Meiling. Not a GPS track. DEM high 1,879 m is the hut. Cerro Tronador 3,491 m is a landmark.

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Distance 7.14 km provisional (pin-to-pin derivation) · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T3 · pin

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-10-23

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling), read 2026-10-23, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/cerro-tronador

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-23

Byline

The Hiking World editorial team · author

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

Conditions

Closure — Closed: Pampa Linda bridge — until further notice (no reopen date).
Official noticenahuelhuapi.gov.ar · verified 2026-10-23

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T03:48:40.526Z

Representative point on Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling): -41.176°, -71.818°, about 1879 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -3°C, Clear.

2026-11-07 Fog, -8–7°C
2026-11-08 Clear, 2–11°C
2026-11-09 Fog, 2–12°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Sourced record

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Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.

Altitude weather delta

High 1,879 m minus low 847 m is 1,032 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 6.7 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · read 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

Stored line for Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling), from -41.231°, -71.773° to -41.176°, -71.818°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts-41.231, -71.773

Distance7.14 km*

resolved-pin haversine; not a published trek length; not walking distance · read 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional

Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published

High point1,879 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Low point847 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Routeout-and-back

Daysnot published

Seasonunverified

GradeUngraded (schematic ingest)

Catalog entry

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.

Elevation

Pins from held_pins_geometry_records.json. Return is not doubled.

typicalDays 1 is a placeholder.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit: Nahuel Huapi park access
Booking: none
Issuer: Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN)

Permits and fees for this year · Permit cost

Permits and fees

We are not the issuer. Fees and rules change — confirm with the issuer before you pay. Issuer page.

Quota / restriction: Park access fee, effective 1 Jun 2026. Collected only at Villa Mascardi, Puerto Pañuelo, and Villa La Angostura (https://www.argentina.gob.ar/node/131189). Not collected at Pampa Linda while the bridge is closed (https://nahuelhuapi.gov.ar/2026/10/16/avanzan-los-trabajos-de-evaluacion-y-remediacion-del-puente-de-pampa-linda/, read 2026-10-23). Hut overnight is not this fee.

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Checked
Nahuel Huapi park accessVerified	ARS 35,000/day general (non-resident); ARS 15,000 national	Park access fee, effective 1 Jun 2026. Collected only at Villa Mascardi, Puerto Pañuelo, and Villa La Angostura (https://www.argentina.gob.ar/node/131189). Not collected at Pampa Linda while the bridge is closed (https://nahuelhuapi.gov.ar/2026/10/16/avanzan-los-trabajos-de-evaluacion-y-remediacion-del-puente-de-pampa-linda/, read 2026-10-23). Hut overnight is not this fee.	Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN)	Issuer page	Verified 2026-10-12 vs Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN)

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Hazards

Summit 3,491 m is a landmark, not this trail high.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

Pampa Linda: car-free flag unknown.
Refugio Otto Meiling: car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

Pampa Linda car-free: unknown
Refugio Otto Meiling car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling)?

A permit is listed as required for Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling): Nahuel Huapi park access. Status: Verified.

How much is the Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling) permit?

Nahuel Huapi park access: ARS 35,000/day general (non-resident); ARS 15,000 national (Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN), verified 2026-10-12). Status: Verified.