Cable car · Matian, China
金顶索道, Matian
金顶索道 is a cable car near Matian, China. It climbs 259 m over 628 m, from 1,504 m to 1,762 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
44/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 金顶索道 is scarier than 44% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 193 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 269 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 207 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 35°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 金顶索道 is near Matian, China, at 1,504 m above sea level (27.45559° N, 114.16426° E). From there it runs 628 m up to the top station at 1,762 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- 中庵索道 cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 702 m
- 三天门索道 cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 309 m
- 三天门-观音岩旅游索道 cable car · 3.6 km away · rises 1,171 m
- Cable car near Wentang cable car · 18.8 km away · rises 606 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.