Cable car · Silenen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Silenen-Chilcherberge
Luftseilbahn Silenen-Chilcherberge is a cable car near Silenen, Switzerland. It climbs 604 m over 897 m, from 555 m to 1,159 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 112 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
86/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Silenen-Chilcherberge is scarier than 86% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 129 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 112 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 447 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 596 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 447 m of the 897 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Silenen-Chilcherberge is near Silenen, Switzerland, at 555 m above sea level (46.79093° N, 8.67371° E). From there it runs 897 m up to the top station at 1,159 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Verband Urner Seilbahnen
- Per cabin
- 4 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Bristen-Waldiberg cable car · 2.3 km away · rises 392 m
- Luftseilbahn Steinmatt-Breitlaui cable car · 3.3 km away · rises 338 m
- Schwandibahn cable car · 3.5 km away · rises 635 m
- Luftseilbahn Golzern cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 565 m
- Luftseilbahn Intschi-Arnisee cable car · 4.0 km away · rises 712 m
- Luftseilbahn Hofstetten-Wilerli cable car · 5.5 km away · rises 619 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.