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Gondola · Chalus, Iran

خط ١ تله کابین نمک آبرود (line 1 of Namakabrood cable car)

خط ١ تله کابین نمک آبرود is a gondola near Chalus, Iran. It climbs 945 m over 1.82 km, from 22 m to 967 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 69 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

74/100 · Scary

By the numbers, خط ١ تله کابین نمک آبرود is scarier than 74% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 18 in Iran.

  • Highest above the ground: about 69 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 242 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 559 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 211 m of the 1.82 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of خط ١ تله کابین نمک آبرود is near Chalus, Iran, at 22 m above sea level (36.66470° N, 51.31961° E). From there it runs 1.82 km up to the top station at 967 m.

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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.