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Gondola · Lake Lucerne, United States

Gondola near Lake Lucerne

Gondola near Lake Lucerne is a gondola near Lake Lucerne, United States. It climbs 1 m over 483 m, from 1 m to 2 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 30 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

2/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Gondola near Lake Lucerne is scarier than 2% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 106 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 30 m, as high as a 10-storey building, 164 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 170 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 0°.

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Where does it start?

Gondola near Lake Lucerne runs 483 m between two stations near Lake Lucerne, United States: the west station at 1 m above sea level (25.95591° N, 80.24373° W) and the east station at 2 m (25.95603° N, 80.23891° W).

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.