Gondola · China
海螺沟冰川索道
海螺沟冰川索道 is a gondola near China. It climbs 516 m over 3.24 km, from 3,021 m to 3,538 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 152 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
92/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, 海螺沟冰川索道 is scarier than 92% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 15 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 152 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.13 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.38 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.74 km of the 3.24 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 海螺沟冰川索道 is in China, at 3,021 m above sea level (29.57379° N, 101.99312° E). From there it runs 3.24 km up to the top station at 3,538 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Gondola near China, 1,133–2,313 m gondola · 29.3 km away · rises 1,180 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.