Cable car · Sandia Heights, United States
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway is a cable car near Sandia Heights, United States. It climbs 1,138 m over 4.17 km, from 1,988 m to 3,126 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 352 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 352 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 2.82 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.31 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 3.18 km of the 4.17 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway is near Sandia Heights, United States, at 1,988 m above sea level (35.19068° N, 106.47934° W). From there it runs 4.17 km up to the top station at 3,126 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 50 people
- Ride time
- about 15 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.