Gondola · Kyrgyzstan
Ala-Archa-1 / Хан-Теңири
Ala-Archa-1 / Хан-Теңири is a gondola near Kyrgyzstan. It climbs 326 m over 903 m, from 2,168 m to 2,493 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
34/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Ala-Archa-1 / Хан-Теңири is scarier than 34% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.
- Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 195 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 315 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Ala-Archa-1 / Хан-Теңири is in Kyrgyzstan, at 2,168 m above sea level (42.56184° N, 74.48336° E). From there it runs 903 m up to the top station at 2,493 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2025-12-01
- Capacity
- 1,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
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.