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Gondola · Ketchum, United States

Roundhouse Gondola

Roundhouse Gondola is a gondola near Ketchum, United States. It climbs 587 m over 1.88 km, from 1,757 m to 2,344 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 70 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

63/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Roundhouse Gondola is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 25 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 70 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 618 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 241 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 120 m of the 1.88 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Roundhouse Gondola is near Ketchum, United States, at 1,757 m above sea level (43.67033° N, 114.36795° W). From there it runs 1.88 km up to the top station at 2,344 m.

Capacity
1,800 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 8 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.