Gondola · Saas-Grund, Switzerland
Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas
Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas is a gondola near Saas-Grund, Switzerland. It climbs 744 m over 2.06 km, from 2,397 m to 3,141 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
64/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas is scarier than 64% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 258 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.27 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 283 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 100 m of the 2.06 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas is near Saas-Grund, Switzerland, at 2,397 m above sea level (46.13843° N, 7.96440° E). From there it runs 2.06 km up to the top station at 3,141 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2005
- Capacity
- 1,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 842 m
- Hannig gondola · 5.2 km away · rises 520 m
- Plattjen gondola · 5.8 km away · rises 771 m
- Spielbodenbahn gondola · 6.0 km away · rises 36 m
- Alpin Express I gondola · 6.6 km away · rises 801 m
- Seilbahn Schweiben - Eisten - ZumTann cable car · 6.7 km away · rises 369 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.