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Gondola · Altay, China

5号箱式缆车

5号箱式缆车 is a gondola near Altay, China. It climbs 472 m over 2.76 km, from 845 m to 1,317 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 57 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

58/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, 5号箱式缆车 is scarier than 58% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 137 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 57 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 1.27 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 298 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 149 m of the 2.76 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 5号箱式缆车 is near Altay, China, at 845 m above sea level (47.80984° N, 88.14205° E). From there it runs 2.76 km up to the top station at 1,317 m.

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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.