Gondola · Erzurum, Turkey
Palandöken Gondola 1
Palandöken Gondola 1 is a gondola near Erzurum, Turkey. It climbs 418 m over 1.94 km, from 2,215 m to 2,633 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
35/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Palandöken Gondola 1 is scarier than 35% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 17 of 28 in Turkey.
- Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 955 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 261 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Palandöken Gondola 1 is near Erzurum, Turkey, at 2,215 m above sea level (39.85922° N, 41.27509° E). From there it runs 1.94 km up to the top station at 2,633 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Palandöken Gondola 2 gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 342 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.