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Gondola · Puwa, China

蚂蚁岭索道

蚂蚁岭索道 is a gondola near Puwa, China. It climbs 201 m over 369 m, from 1,091 m to 1,292 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 58 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

60/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, 蚂蚁岭索道 is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 132 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 58 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 205 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 247 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 124 m of the 369 m ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 蚂蚁岭索道 is near Puwa, China, at 1,091 m above sea level (39.80835° N, 115.53413° E). From there it runs 369 m up to the top station at 1,292 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.