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Gondola · Araltobe, China

Gondola L5, Araltobe

L5 is a gondola near Araltobe, China. It climbs 607 m over 2.67 km, from 1,328 m to 1,935 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

49/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, L5 is scarier than 49% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 171 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 2.16 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 268 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of L5 is near Araltobe, China, at 1,328 m above sea level (46.53602° N, 90.35685° E). From there it runs 2.67 km up to the top station at 1,935 m.

Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

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.