Cable car · Portland, United States
Portland Aerial Tram
Portland Aerial Tram is a cable car near Portland, United States. It climbs 114 m over 1.01 km, from 15 m to 128 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 63 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
63/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Portland Aerial Tram is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 26 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 63 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 692 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 888 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 7°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 241 m of the 1.01 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Portland Aerial Tram is near Portland, United States, at 15 m above sea level (45.49925° N, 122.67107° W). From there it runs 1.01 km up to the top station at 128 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Per cabin
- 78 people
- Ride time
- about 4 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.