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Gondola · Sheregesh, Russia

Утуя

Утуя is a gondola near Sheregesh, Russia. It climbs 505 m over 2.12 km, from 597 m to 1,103 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 72 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

79/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Утуя is scarier than 79% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 56 in Russia.

  • Highest above the ground: about 72 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 856 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.12 km.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 13°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 1.17 km of the 2.12 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Утуя is near Sheregesh, Russia, at 597 m above sea level (52.93253° N, 87.88661° E). From there it runs 2.12 km up to the top station at 1,103 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.