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Gondola · Mammoth Lakes, United States

Village Gondola, Mammoth Lakes

Village Gondola is a gondola near Mammoth Lakes, United States. It climbs 89 m over 1.56 km, from 2,458 m to 2,547 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 34 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

7/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Village Gondola is scarier than 7% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 80 of 121 in the United States.

  • Highest above the ground: about 34 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 870 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 242 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 7°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Village Gondola is near Mammoth Lakes, United States, at 2,458 m above sea level (37.65003° N, 118.98528° W). From there it runs 1.56 km up to the top station at 2,547 m.

Operator
Mammoth Mountain
Ride time
about 4 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.