Gondola · Yamagata-shi, Japan
2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 (2 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen)
2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 is a gondola near Yamagata-shi, Japan. It climbs 329 m over 1.82 km, from 1,339 m to 1,668 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
24/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, 2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 is scarier than 24% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 107 of 160 in Japan.
- Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.24 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 328 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 2 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 is near Yamagata-shi, Japan, at 1,339 m above sea level (38.15166° N, 140.41074° E). From there it runs 1.82 km up to the top station at 1,668 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- 1 蔵王ロープウェイ山麓線 (1 Zao Ropeway Sanchosen) cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 468 m
- 蔵王中央ケーブル cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 528 m
- 蔵王スカイケーブル (Zao Sky Cable) gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 347 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.