Gondola · Kossen, Austria
Hochkössen
Hochkössen is a gondola near Kossen, Austria. It climbs 861 m over 2.44 km, from 614 m to 1,475 m above sea level. Between its 19 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
47/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Hochkössen is scarier than 47% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 230 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 1.53 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 211 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Hochkössen is near Kossen, Austria, at 614 m above sea level (47.65339° N, 12.42118° E). From there it runs 2.44 km up to the top station at 1,475 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Gondelbahn Seegatterl gondola · 10.3 km away · rises 366 m
- Kampenwandbahn gondola · 14.4 km away · rises 846 m
- Eichenhof 1 gondola · 14.8 km away · rises 137 m
- Harschbichl I gondola · 15.2 km away · rises 521 m
- Bauernalmbahn gondola · 16.6 km away · rises 596 m
- Harschbichl II gondola · 17.0 km away · rises 394 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.