Gondola · Xiaqiaotou, China
玉龙雪山索道 (Yulong Snow Mountain Ropeway)
玉龙雪山索道 is a gondola near Xiaqiaotou, China. It climbs 1,156 m over 2.61 km, from 3,350 m to 4,506 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 89 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
85/100 · Scary
By the numbers, 玉龙雪山索道 is scarier than 85% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 42 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 89 m, as high as a 30-storey building, 331 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 755 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 39°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 719 m of the 2.61 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 玉龙雪山索道 is near Xiaqiaotou, China, at 3,350 m above sea level (27.11296° N, 100.22450° E). From there it runs 2.61 km up to the top station at 4,506 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- 丽江玉龙旅游股份有限公司
Nearby lines
- 云杉坪索道 (Yunshanping Ropeway) gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 263 m
- 牦牛坪索道 (Yak Meadow Ropeway (temporary closed)) gondola · 7.8 km away · rises 316 m
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.