Gondola · Truckee, United States
Highlands Gondola
Highlands Gondola is a gondola near Truckee, United States. It climbs 178 m over 988 m, from 1,945 m to 2,123 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 32 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
4/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Highlands Gondola is scarier than 4% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 87 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 32 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 252 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 131 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 13°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Highlands Gondola is near Truckee, United States, at 1,945 m above sea level (39.27515° N, 120.12259° W). From there it runs 988 m up to the top station at 2,123 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Big Springs Express Gondola gondola · 0.4 km away · rises 138 m
- Aerial Tram, Sunnyside-Tahoe City cable car · 13.5 km away · rises 578 m
- Gold Coast Funitel gondola · 13.8 km away · rises 533 m
- Base to Base gondola · 14.2 km away · rises 205 m
- Village Gondola, Truckee gondola · 18.7 km away · rises 31 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.