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Gondola · Jackson, United States

Summit Gondola, Jackson

Summit Gondola is a gondola near Jackson, United States. It climbs 472 m over 1.06 km, from 1,905 m to 2,377 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

25/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Summit Gondola is scarier than 25% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 51 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 117 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 171 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 35°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Summit Gondola is near Jackson, United States, at 1,905 m above sea level (43.47253° N, 110.76074° W). From there it runs 1.06 km up to the top station at 2,377 m.

Per cabin
8 people

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.