Cerro Catedral
Mountain in Argentina
title: "Cerro Catedral" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-argentina", "landforms-of-río-negro-province", "ski-areas-and-resorts-in-argentina", "tourist-attractions-in-río-negro-province", "bariloche", "nahuel-huapi-national-park", "two-thousanders-of-the-andes"] description: "Mountain in Argentina" topic_path: "geography/argentina" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Catedral" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Argentina ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox ski area"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cerro Catedral |
| picture | Basecat.JPG |
| caption | Cerro Catedral in winter |
| top_elevation | 2100 m |
| base_elevation | 1030 m |
| location | Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina |
| nearest_city | San Carlos de Bariloche, 19 km |
| skiable_area | 600 ha |
| number_trails | 31 - 48 km |
| [[File:Verde.png | 10px]] Green - 4 |
| [[File:Azul.png | 10px]] Blue - 11 |
| [[File:Solid red.png | 10px]] Red - 12 |
| [[File:Negro.png | 10px]] Black - 5 |
| longest_run | 9 km |
| liftsystem | 39 |
| lift_capacity | 35,000/hour |
| snowfall | 300 cm (median) http://www.catedralaltapatagonia.com/invierno/info_pistas.php |
| external_link | Catedral |
| map_size | 230 |
| map_caption | Argentina |
| coordinates | |
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Cerro Catedral is a mountain located 19 km from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia, Argentina.
The complex is one of the most important ski resorts in Argentina, with a skiable area of 6 km2, 48 km of ski runs, and a lift capacity of 35,000 skiers per hour. It is also popular due to the views of the Nahuel Huapi lake. There are also a number of hotels and hostels at the foot of the mountain, and a summer hikers' hut called Refugio Lynch on one of the tops of the mountain.
During the summer, the Refugio Frey and a camping accommodate trekkers and rock climbers next to Tonček lagoon, near the Torre Principal; Catedral's highest point.
On August 27, 2005, the 1st South American Ski Mountaineering Championship in combination with the last race of the 2005 South American Ski Mountaineering Cup and the 2nd International Open of ski mountaineering was carried out on the Cerro Catedral.
Climate
The climate is affected by the altitude. At higher elevations, at the weather station, the climate is classified as an alpine climate or a tundra climate (Köppen ET) while at lower elevations, the climate is classified as a cool mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb). Cerro Catedral has the highest frequency of days with snowfalls in Argentina, averaging 98 days per year.
|location = Cerro Catedral, Elevation: 1,955 m. (1961-1970) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 27.5 |Feb record high C = 25.5 |Mar record high C = 23.0 |Apr record high C = 19.4 |May record high C = 16.4 |Jun record high C = 13.4 |Jul record high C = 13.6 |Aug record high C = 12.3 |Sep record high C = 15.9 |Oct record high C = 21.2 |Nov record high C = 24.8 |Dec record high C = 25.6 |year record high C = 27.5 |Jan high C = 12.8 |Feb high C = 11.9 |Mar high C = 10.6 |Apr high C = 6.9 |May high C = 3.7 |Jun high C = -0.2 |Jul high C = -0.5 |Aug high C = -0.6 |Sep high C = 0.6 |Oct high C = 5.2 |Nov high C = 8.5 |Dec high C = 11.0 |year high C = 5.8 |Jan mean C = 7.5 |Feb mean C = 7.2 |Mar mean C = 5.7 |Apr mean C = 3.0 |May mean C = 0.8 |Jun mean C = -2.4 |Jul mean C = -2.7 |Aug mean C = -2.9 |Sep mean C = -2.3 |Oct mean C = 1.0 |Nov mean C = 3.7 |Dec mean C = 6.0 |year mean C = 2.1 |Jan low C = 3.2 |Feb low C = 3.0 |Mar low C = 1.9 |Apr low C = -0.1 |May low C = -1.8 |Jun low C = −4.6 |Jul low C = −5.0 |Aug low C = −5.1 |Sep low C = −4.7 |Oct low C = -1.8 |Nov low C = 0.2 |Dec low C = 2.0 |year low C = -1.1 |Jan record low C = -6.8 |Feb record low C = -7.0 |Mar record low C = -7.6 |Apr record low C = -10.7 |May record low C = -11.7 |Jun record low C = -14.0 |Jul record low C = -13.9 |Aug record low C = -12.9 |Sep record low C = -12.4 |Oct record low C = -10.2 |Nov record low C = -8.6 |Dec record low C = -7.6 |year record low C = -14.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 59 |Feb precipitation mm = 53 |Mar precipitation mm = 54 |Apr precipitation mm = 100 |May precipitation mm = 196 |Jun precipitation mm = 206 |Jul precipitation mm = 222 |Aug precipitation mm = 264 |Sep precipitation mm = 104 |Oct precipitation mm = 79 |Nov precipitation mm = 52 |Dec precipitation mm = 78 |year precipitation mm = 1467 |Jan precipitation days = 7 |Feb precipitation days = 8 |Mar precipitation days = 8 |Apr precipitation days = 10 |May precipitation days = 16 |Jun precipitation days = 15 |Jul precipitation days = 15 |Aug precipitation days = 16 |Sep precipitation days = 9 |Oct precipitation days = 7 |Nov precipitation days = 8 |Dec precipitation days = 7 |year precipitation days = 126 |Jan snow days = 3 |Feb snow days = 3 |Mar snow days = 4 |Apr snow days = 6 |May snow days = 11 |Jun snow days = 14 |Jul snow days = 15 |Aug snow days = 15 |Sep snow days = 11 |Oct snow days = 7 |Nov snow days = 5 |Dec snow days = 4 |year snow days = 98 |Jan humidity = 67.5 |Feb humidity = 65.0 |Mar humidity = 69.0 |Apr humidity = 77.5 |May humidity = 80.0 |Jun humidity = 85.0 |Jul humidity = 83.5 |Aug humidity = 84.5 |Sep humidity = 80.5 |Oct humidity = 75.5 |Nov humidity = 69.5 |Dec humidity = 70.0 |year humidity = 75.6 |Jan sun = 294.5 |Feb sun = 254.3 |Mar sun = 229.4 |Apr sun = 171.0 |May sun = 130.2 |Jun sun = 90.0 |Jul sun = 86.8 |Aug sun = 102.3 |Sep sun = 156.0 |Oct sun = 217.0 |Nov sun = 237.0 |Dec sun = 291.4 |year sun = 2259.9 |Jan percentsun = 65 |Feb percentsun = 65 |Mar percentsun = 59 |Apr percentsun = 52 |May percentsun = 41 |Jun percentsun = 32 |Jul percentsun = 28 |Aug percentsun = 32 |Sep percentsun = 43 |Oct percentsun = 53 |Nov percentsun = 55 |Dec percentsun = 62 |year percentsun = 49 |source 1 = Servico Meteorológico National, UNLP (snowfall data){{cite web | url = http://www.arquinstal.com.ar/atlas.html | language = Spanish | title = Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas | work = Atlas Bioclimáticos | publisher = Universidad Nacional de La Plata | accessdate = October 13, 2015 | archive-date = 25 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190825021336/http://www.arquinstal.com.ar/atlas.html | url-status = live |source 2 = Secretaria de Mineria (extremes and sun, 1961–1970 and 1981–1990){{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150119033042/http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/rionegro/estacionesmeteorol%C3%B3gicas.asp | archivedate = January 19, 2015 | url = http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/rionegro/estacionesmeteorológicas.asp | language = Spanish | title = Provincia de Rio Negro - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos | publisher = Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina) | accessdate = December 17, 2013 |date=August 2010
Gallery
File:basecat.JPG|Cerro Catedral in winter File:Bariloche - Cerro Catedral - Esquí.JPG|Ski lift and Refugio Lynch on the top of the Cerro Catedral File:Bariloche. Base del Cerro Catedral.JPG|Ski resort during the summer File:Cerro.catedral 1953.jpg|Cerro Catedral Ski resort File:Cerro.catedral 1955.jpg|Cerro Catedral Ski resort Refugio Lynch
Panoramas
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References
References
- "Información de Pistas". Catedral Alta Patagonia.
- Global, Mansion. "Argentina’s Cerro Catedral Offers a Truly Unique Ski Resort Experience".
- link. (4 March 2016 {{in lang). es, Municipal Council of Bariloche, August 9, 2005.
- "Datos extremos en el país y en el mundo". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.
- link. (19 September 2018 , Servico Meteorológico National, Accessed 23 August 2012)
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