Gondola · Glenwood Springs, United States
Glenwood Gondola
Glenwood Gondola is a gondola near Glenwood Springs, United States. It climbs 408 m over 1.28 km, from 1,754 m to 2,162 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
22/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Glenwood Gondola is scarier than 22% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 53 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 181 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 132 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Glenwood Gondola is near Glenwood Springs, United States, at 1,754 m above sea level (39.55365° N, 107.33261° W). From there it runs 1.28 km up to the top station at 2,162 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 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.