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Gondola · Wonsan, North Korea

Gondola near Wonsan

Gondola near Wonsan is a gondola near Wonsan, North Korea. It climbs 710 m over 2.22 km, from 654 m to 1,364 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

58/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Gondola near Wonsan is scarier than 58% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.

  • Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 2.03 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 374 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 120 m of the 2.22 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Gondola near Wonsan is near Wonsan, North Korea, at 654 m above sea level (39.06177° N, 127.25057° E). From there it runs 2.22 km up to the top station at 1,364 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.