Gondola · Yanqing, China
Gondola C
Gondola C is a gondola near Yanqing, China. It climbs 621 m over 1.60 km, from 1,563 m to 2,184 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
68/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondola C is scarier than 68% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 103 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.03 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 417 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 211 m of the 1.60 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondola C is near Yanqing, China, at 1,563 m above sea level (40.54572° N, 115.80341° E). From there it runs 1.60 km up to the top station at 2,184 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Gondola B2 gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 99 m
- Gondola B1 gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 308 m
- Gondola A2 gondola · 2.4 km away · rises 215 m
- Gondola A1 gondola · 3.5 km away · rises 104 m
- 八达岭索道 (Badaling Cable Car) gondola · 27.4 km away · rises 180 m
- 八达岭地面缆车 (Badaling Ground Cable Car) funicular · 27.5 km away · rises 132 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.