Gondola · Tamworth, United States
Whittier Mountain Gondola (abandoned)
Whittier Mountain Gondola (abandoned) is a gondola near Tamworth, United States. It climbs 381 m over 1.72 km, from 131 m to 513 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 57 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
69/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Whittier Mountain Gondola (abandoned) is scarier than 69% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 22 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 57 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 1.00 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 654 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 357 m of the 1.72 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Whittier Mountain Gondola (abandoned) is near Tamworth, United States, at 131 m above sea level (43.82045° N, 71.20063° W). From there it runs 1.72 km up to the top station at 513 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 0 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 4 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.