Gondola · San Martin de los Andes, Argentina
Telecabina Chapelco
Telecabina Chapelco is a gondola near San Martin de los Andes, Argentina. It climbs 338 m over 1.70 km, from 1,262 m to 1,600 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
17/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Telecabina Chapelco is scarier than 17% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 9 in Argentina.
- Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 92 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 215 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Telecabina Chapelco is near San Martin de los Andes, Argentina, at 1,262 m above sea level (40.19764° S, 71.31830° W). From there it runs 1.70 km up to the top station at 1,600 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
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.