Gondola · Zhongba, China
药王谷索道
药王谷索道 is a gondola near Zhongba, China. It climbs 801 m over 2.16 km, from 588 m to 1,390 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
50/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 药王谷索道 is scarier than 50% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 170 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 1.22 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 278 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 35°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 药王谷索道 is near Zhongba, China, at 588 m above sea level (31.90518° N, 104.69145° E). From there it runs 2.16 km up to the top station at 1,390 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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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.