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Gondola · China

娲皇宫索道

娲皇宫索道 is a gondola near China. It climbs 174 m over 1.09 km, from 556 m to 730 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

60/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, 娲皇宫索道 is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 130 of 374 in China.

  • Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 626 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 281 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 92 m of the 1.09 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of 娲皇宫索道 is in China, at 556 m above sea level (36.63876° N, 113.60965° E). From there it runs 1.09 km up to the top station at 730 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.