Gondola · Rutland, United States
K-1 Express Gondola
K-1 Express Gondola is a gondola near Rutland, United States. It climbs 502 m over 1.89 km, from 762 m to 1,264 m above sea level. Between its 24 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
25/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, K-1 Express Gondola is scarier than 25% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 48 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 814 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 168 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of K-1 Express Gondola is near Rutland, United States, at 762 m above sea level (43.61779° N, 72.80347° W). From there it runs 1.89 km up to the top station at 1,264 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 2 gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 406 m
- Skyeship Express Gondola Stage 1 gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 359 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.