Gondola · Xiwanzi, China
1索 (Lift 1)
1索 is a gondola near Xiwanzi, China. It climbs 393 m over 1.81 km, from 1,712 m to 2,105 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
40/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 1索 is scarier than 40% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 206 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 427 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 486 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 1索 is near Xiwanzi, China, at 1,712 m above sea level (40.94694° N, 115.42783° E). From there it runs 1.81 km up to the top station at 2,105 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- 一索 gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 441 m
- 五索 (Lift 5) gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 512 m
- 七索 (Lift 7) gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 494 m
- Gondola G1, Xiwanzi gondola · 6.0 km away · rises 456 m
- Gondola G6, Xiwanzi gondola · 7.3 km away · rises 382 m
- 4 - Time Warp Express gondola · 7.6 km away · rises 498 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.