Cable car · Lenk, Switzerland
Militärseilbahn Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn
Militärseilbahn Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn is a cable car near Lenk, Switzerland. It climbs 931 m over 2.12 km, from 1,572 m to 2,503 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 337 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Militärseilbahn Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 337 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 597 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 950 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.17 km of the 2.12 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Militärseilbahn Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn is near Lenk, Switzerland, at 1,572 m above sea level (46.40121° N, 7.44327° E). From there it runs 2.12 km up to the top station at 2,503 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 407 m
- Stoss - Leiterli gondola · 5.2 km away · rises 308 m
- Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte gondola · 5.3 km away · rises 652 m
- Stand-Xpress I gondola · 5.7 km away · rises 396 m
- Lenk - Stoss gondola · 6.2 km away · rises 539 m
- Stand-Xpress II gondola · 6.3 km away · rises 626 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.