Gondola · United States
Mt. Rainier Gondola
Mt. Rainier Gondola is a gondola near United States. It climbs 744 m over 1.96 km, from 1,337 m to 2,081 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
61/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Mt. Rainier Gondola is scarier than 61% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 27 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 1.27 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 308 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 44 m of the 1.96 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Mt. Rainier Gondola is in the United States, at 1,337 m above sea level (46.93567° N, 121.47490° W). From there it runs 1.96 km up to the top station at 2,081 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 12 min
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.