Gondola · Terskol, Russia
Эльбрус-3 (Elbrus-3)
Эльбрус-3 is a gondola near Terskol, Russia. It climbs 387 m over 1.59 km, from 3,455 m to 3,842 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 66 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
62/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Эльбрус-3 is scarier than 62% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 13 of 56 in Russia.
- Highest above the ground: about 66 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 783 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 351 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 244 m of the 1.59 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Эльбрус-3 is near Terskol, Russia, at 3,455 m above sea level (43.28989° N, 42.46064° E). From there it runs 1.59 km up to the top station at 3,842 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Эльбрус-2 (Elbrus-2), Terskol, 2,943–3,454 m gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 512 m
- Эльбрус-2 (Elbrus-2), Terskol, 2,942–3,448 m cable car · 1.8 km away · rises 506 m
- Эльбрус-1 (Elbrus-1), Terskol, 2,363–2,938 m gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 575 m
- Эльбрус-1 (Elbrus-1), Terskol, 2,365–2,938 m cable car · 3.1 km away · rises 573 m
- Грузовой подъёмник в ущелье Адыр-Суу funicular · 24.2 km away · rises 0 m
- Gondola near Mest'ia gondola · 37.9 km away · rises 480 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.