Gondola · Almaty, Kazakhstan
Gondola near Almaty
Gondola near Almaty is a gondola near Almaty, Kazakhstan. It climbs 241 m over 1.63 km, from 878 m to 1,118 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 53 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
56/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondola near Almaty is scarier than 56% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.
- Highest above the ground: about 53 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 1.27 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 496 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 60 m of the 1.63 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondola near Almaty is near Almaty, Kazakhstan, at 878 m above sea level (43.24235° N, 76.95902° E). From there it runs 1.63 km up to the top station at 1,118 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Медеу - Шымбұлақ аспалы жолы gondola · 13.1 km away · rises 663 m
- Aqtas gondola · 15.5 km away · rises 614 m
- Lift 1 gondola · 33.4 km away · rises 355 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.