Gondola · Uintah, United States
Needles Express Gondola
Needles Express Gondola is a gondola near Uintah, United States. It climbs 703 m over 2.75 km, from 1,952 m to 2,654 m above sea level. Between its 22 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
39/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Needles Express Gondola is scarier than 39% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 36 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 2.58 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 275 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Needles Express Gondola is near Uintah, United States, at 1,952 m above sea level (41.21550° N, 111.85766° W). From there it runs 2.75 km up to the top station at 2,654 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Allen Peak Tram cable car · 1.3 km away · rises 160 m
- Strawberry Express Gondola gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 751 m
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.