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Gondola · Steamboat Springs, United States

Steamboat Gondola

Steamboat Gondola is a gondola near Steamboat Springs, United States. It climbs 665 m over 2.53 km, from 2,106 m to 2,771 m above sea level. Between its 29 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

20/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Steamboat Gondola is scarier than 20% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 55 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 2.23 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 207 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Steamboat Gondola is near Steamboat Springs, United States, at 2,106 m above sea level (40.45707° N, 106.80336° W). From there it runs 2.53 km up to the top station at 2,771 m.

Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 9 min

Nearby lines

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.