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Gondola · Snowmass Village, United States

Elk Camp Gondola

Elk Camp Gondola is a gondola near Snowmass Village, United States. It climbs 418 m over 2.62 km, from 2,574 m to 2,992 m above sea level. Between its 34 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

13/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Elk Camp Gondola is scarier than 13% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 64 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 2.17 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 166 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Elk Camp Gondola is near Snowmass Village, United States, at 2,574 m above sea level (39.20855° N, 106.94844° W). From there it runs 2.62 km up to the top station at 2,992 m.

Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 9 min

Nearby lines

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.