Gondola · Russia
Северное сияние, 1,649–1,651 m
Северное сияние is a gondola near Russia. It climbs 2 m over 230 m, from 1,649 m to 1,651 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 32 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
2/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Северное сияние is scarier than 2% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 56 of 56 in Russia.
- Highest above the ground: about 32 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 78 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 108 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 0°.
Where does it start?
Северное сияние runs 230 m between two stations in Russia: the north station at 1,649 m above sea level (43.54400° N, 41.18018° E) and the south station at 1,651 m (43.54228° N, 41.17860° E).
Directions to the north station ↗ Directions to the south station ↗
- Capacity
- 2,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 3 min
Nearby lines
- Северное сияние, 1,664–2,336 m gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 671 m
- Млечный путь gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 575 m
- Союз gondola · 2.9 km away · rises 163 m
- Орбита gondola · 3.6 km away · rises 778 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.