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Cable car · Granite, United States

Aerial Tram, Granite

Aerial Tram is a cable car near Granite, United States. It climbs 866 m over 2.40 km, from 2,473 m to 3,340 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 151 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

92/100 · Very scary

By the numbers, Aerial Tram is scarier than 92% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 151 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.83 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.08 km.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 1.20 km of the 2.40 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Aerial Tram is near Granite, United States, at 2,473 m above sea level (40.58100° N, 111.65634° W). From there it runs 2.40 km up to the top station at 3,340 m.

Per cabin
125 people
Ride time
about 8 min

Nearby lines

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.