Cerro Bayo is a mountain of the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
range located 9 km from the town
Villa La Angostura
Villa La Angostura (Spanish for ''Town of the Narrowing'') is a town located in the Los Lagos Department in the south of the Argentine province of Neuquén, on the northwest shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake.
Nestled in the northern part of the Nahu ...
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Neuquén Province,
Argentina
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, within the
Valdivian temperate rain forests
The Valdivian temperate forests (NT0404) is an ecoregion on the west coast of southern South America, in Chile and Argentina. It is part of the Neotropical realm. The forests are named after the city of Valdivia. The Valdivian temperate rainforest ...
, in an area with numerous lakes.
The mountain hosts a ski area with 25 runs and 16 lifts. In 2007, the
2nd South American Ski Mountaineering Championship was carried out on the Cerro Bayo.
See also
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Cerro Castor
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Cerro Catedral
Cerro Catedral is a mountain located from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia, Argentina.
The mountain is the biggest ski center in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere, with a skiable ...
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Chapelco
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Las Leñas
Las Leñas is a ski resort in Argentina, located in the western part of Mendoza Province.
It has reliable powder snow and climate for extreme and off-piste skiing. Construction of the ski center began January 1983, and by July 1983, it opened wi ...
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List of ski areas and resorts in South America
References
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Landforms of Neuquén Province
Mountains of Argentina
Ski areas and resorts in Argentina