Cable car · Suishan, China
金顶索道, Suishan
金顶索道 is a cable car near Suishan, China. It climbs 508 m over 1.07 km, from 2,534 m to 3,042 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 125 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
89/100 · Scary
By the numbers, 金顶索道 is scarier than 89% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 25 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 125 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 511 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.07 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 661 m of the 1.07 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 金顶索道 is near Suishan, China, at 2,534 m above sea level (29.53489° N, 103.33380° E). From there it runs 1.07 km up to the top station at 3,042 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Gondola near Suishan gondola · 0.2 km away · rises 454 m
- 万年索道 gondola · 7.7 km away · rises 174 m
- 金花桥索道 gondola · 38.7 km away · rises 751 m
- 古佛坪索道 gondola · 40.0 km away · rises 697 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.