Gondola · Schmirn, Austria
Fernerhaus
Fernerhaus is a gondola near Schmirn, Austria. It climbs 580 m over 2.24 km, from 2,027 m to 2,607 m above sea level. Between its 21 pylons, the cable runs up to about 55 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
55/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Fernerhaus is scarier than 55% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 180 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 55 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 322 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 260 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 31 m of the 2.24 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Fernerhaus is near Schmirn, Austria, at 2,027 m above sea level (47.09700° N, 11.66365° E). From there it runs 2.24 km up to the top station at 2,607 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,750 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- 8er Sommerberg gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 528 m
- Gletscherbus 1 gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 524 m
- Gefrorene Wand gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 411 m
- Gletscherbus 3 gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 614 m
- Eggalmbahn gondola · 9.0 km away · rises 665 m
- Rastkogelbahn gondola · 11.2 km away · rises 838 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.