Gondola · Xiwanzi, China
Gondola L3, Xiwanzi
L3 is a gondola near Xiwanzi, China. It climbs 410 m over 1.77 km, from 1,315 m to 1,725 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 57 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
57/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, L3 is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 141 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 57 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 769 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 336 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 122 m of the 1.77 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of L3 is near Xiwanzi, China, at 1,315 m above sea level (40.97667° N, 115.30956° E). From there it runs 1.77 km up to the top station at 1,725 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Lift B gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 216 m
- Lift A gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 299 m
- 七索 (Lift 7) gondola · 6.0 km away · rises 494 m
- 五索 (Lift 5) gondola · 6.9 km away · rises 512 m
- 一索 gondola · 7.2 km away · rises 441 m
- 1索 (Lift 1) gondola · 9.3 km away · rises 393 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.