Cerro Otto
The closest lookout mountain to the city. Take the cable car up to find a rotating restaurant and a gallery of replicas of Michelangelo sculptures, and in winter you can go sledding.
Cerro Otto rises to about 1,405 meters just west of central Bariloche and is named after the German immigrant Otto Meiling. The Teleférico Cerro Otto cable car departs from the foot of the mountain about 5 km west of the city center, and its small cabins take about 12 minutes to reach the summit, where the city and Lake Nahuel Huapi slowly unfold below. At the top, the rotating restaurant (Confitería Giratoria) makes a full turn about every 20 minutes, so you can enjoy coffee while taking in panoramic views of the lake and snowy peaks. The Sala de Arte Cerro Otto gallery displays replicas of Michelangelo works such as David and Moses. In winter, the summit has sledding and cross-country ski areas suitable for families, and the Piedras Blancas sledding park is halfway down the slope. You can also hike up or down along forest trails (about 2 to 3 hours) or ride a mountain bike down. The cable car company provides free shuttle buses from the city center, with schedules that vary by season. Compared with Cerro Campanario, the views here focus more on the city and the eastern side of the lake, so the two complement each other.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00 (cable car; seasonal adjustments)
Nearby sights
- Playa Bonita
- Nahuel Huapi Lake
- Centro Cívico
- Museo de la Patagonia Francisco P. Moreno
- Calle Mitre (Chocolate Street)
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi
- Lake Gutiérrez
- Cerro Catedral