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Gondola · Moose Wilson Road, United States

Sweetwater Gondola Lower

Sweetwater Gondola Lower is a gondola near Moose Wilson Road, United States. It climbs 72 m over 562 m, from 1,937 m to 2,009 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 31 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

4/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Sweetwater Gondola Lower is scarier than 4% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 88 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 31 m, as high as a 10-storey building, 468 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 171 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 11°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Sweetwater Gondola Lower is near Moose Wilson Road, United States, at 1,937 m above sea level (43.58922° N, 110.82802° W). From there it runs 562 m up to the top station at 2,009 m.

Capacity
2,000 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 8 min

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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.