Gondola · Banff, Canada
Banff Gondola
Banff Gondola is a gondola near Banff, Canada. It climbs 696 m over 1.41 km, from 1,558 m to 2,253 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
62/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Banff Gondola is scarier than 62% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 7 of 37 in Canada.
- Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 969 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 419 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 30 m of the 1.41 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Banff Gondola is near Banff, Canada, at 1,558 m above sea level (51.14785° N, 115.55562° W). From there it runs 1.41 km up to the top station at 2,253 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Sunshine Village Gondola I gondola · 15.1 km away · rises 360 m
- Sunshine Village Gondola II gondola · 16.2 km away · rises 142 m
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.