Cable car · Taxco de Alarcon, Mexico
Cable car near Taxco de Alarcon
Cable car near Taxco de Alarcon is a cable car near Taxco de Alarcon, Mexico. It climbs 2 m over 1.45 km, from 1,762 m to 1,764 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 65 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
63/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Cable car near Taxco de Alarcon is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 26 in Mexico.
- Highest above the ground: about 65 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 277 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 325 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 103 m of the 1.45 km ride.
Where does it start?
Cable car near Taxco de Alarcon runs 1.45 km between two stations near Taxco de Alarcon, Mexico: the east station at 1,762 m above sea level (18.56797° N, 99.60508° W) and the west station at 1,764 m (18.56794° N, 99.60514° W).
Directions to the east station ↗ Directions to the west station ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 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.