Gondola · China
A索
A索 is a gondola near China. It climbs 253 m over 907 m, from 1,255 m to 1,509 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 56 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
58/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, A索 is scarier than 58% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 138 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 56 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 348 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 346 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 60 m of the 907 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of A索 is in China, at 1,255 m above sea level (40.87080° N, 112.10376° E). From there it runs 907 m up to the top station at 1,509 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
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.