Gondola · Ruidoso, United States
Apache Arrow Gondola
Apache Arrow Gondola is a gondola near Ruidoso, United States. It climbs 503 m over 2.39 km, from 2,975 m to 3,478 m above sea level. Between its 20 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
18/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Apache Arrow Gondola is scarier than 18% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 56 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 442 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 186 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Apache Arrow Gondola is near Ruidoso, United States, at 2,975 m above sea level (33.39702° N, 105.78827° W). From there it runs 2.39 km up to the top station at 3,478 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.