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Gondola · Keystone, United States

Outpost Gondola

Outpost Gondola is a gondola near Keystone, United States. It climbs 52 m over 2.24 km, from 3,493 m to 3,546 m above sea level. Between its 20 pylons, the cable runs up to about 39 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

12/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Outpost Gondola is scarier than 12% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 66 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 39 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 690 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 158 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Outpost Gondola is near Keystone, United States, at 3,493 m above sea level (39.55984° N, 105.93212° W). From there it runs 2.24 km up to the top station at 3,546 m.

Capacity
2,400 people per hour
Per cabin
6 people
Ride time
about 8 min

Nearby lines

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.