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 1,878 m is the hut. Cerro Tronador 3,491 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: mandatory free online trek registration (Nahuel Huapi); no trail fee. Hut overnight (CAB) booked separately.

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Verified
Mandatory registrationOfficial source	0.00Statutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	mandatory free online trek registration (Nahuel Huapi); no trail fee. Hut overnight (CAB) booked separately.	Administración de Parques Nacionales — Nahuel Huapi	Not recorded	Verified 2026-09-23 vs Administración de Parques Nacionales — Nahuel Huapi

Altitude weather delta

High 1,878 m minus low 847 m is 1,031 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 · 2026-09-10 · provisional

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

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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 · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional

Ascent+1,031 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Descent0 m*

one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional

High point1,878 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Low point847 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.

Pins from held_pins_geometry_records.json. Return is not doubled.

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

Permit: Mandatory registration

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

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

Hazards

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

Questions

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

A permit is listed as required for Cerro Tronador (Refugio Otto Meiling): Mandatory registration. Status on this record is an official source.

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

Mandatory registration: 0.00 (Administración de Parques Nacionales — Nahuel Huapi, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official.