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Gondola · Yaoshan, China

石人索道

石人索道 is a gondola near Yaoshan, China. It climbs 358 m over 717 m, from 1,460 m to 1,818 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 52 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

56/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, 石人索道 is scarier than 56% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 147 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 52 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 169 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 261 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 31 m of the 717 m ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 石人索道 is near Yaoshan, China, at 1,460 m above sea level (33.72939° N, 112.25389° E). From there it runs 717 m up to the top station at 1,818 m.

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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.