Cable car · Zermatt, Switzerland
Rote Nase
Rote Nase is a cable car near Zermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 17 m over 707 m, from 3,251 m to 3,268 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 72 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
62/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Rote Nase is scarier than 62% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 270 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 72 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 458 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 707 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 1°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 199 m of the 707 m ride.
Where does it start?
Rote Nase runs 707 m between two stations near Zermatt, Switzerland: the east station at 3,251 m above sea level (45.98684° N, 7.81121° E) and the west station at 3,268 m (45.98871° N, 7.80247° E).
Directions to the east station ↗ Directions to the west station ↗
- Capacity
- 520 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 60 people
- Ride time
- about 2 min
Nearby lines
- Gant - Hohtälli cable car · 1.6 km away · rises 1,058 m
- Blauherd - Rothorn cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 527 m
- Leisee-Shuttle funicular · 4.2 km away · rises 36 m
- Kumme, Zermatt, 2,655–3,096 m gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 442 m
- Zermatt–Sunnegga funicular funicular · 5.0 km away · rises 652 m
- Riffelberg-Express gondola · 5.0 km away · rises 715 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.