Gondola · Tangkou, China
云谷索道 (Yungu cable car)
云谷索道 is a gondola near Tangkou, China. It climbs 777 m over 2.49 km, from 899 m to 1,676 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 82 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
72/100 · Scary
By the numbers, 云谷索道 is scarier than 72% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 80 of 374 in China.
- Highest above the ground: about 82 m, as high as a 27-storey building, 1.12 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 341 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 235 m of the 2.49 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 云谷索道 is near Tangkou, China, at 899 m above sea level (30.12377° N, 118.18878° E). From there it runs 2.49 km up to the top station at 1,676 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2007-10
- Capacity
- 2,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- 玉屏索道 (Yuping Cable Car) gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 866 m
- 西海观光缆车 (Xihai Grand Canyon Cable Car) funicular · 2.3 km away · rises 414 m
- 东海缆车 gondola · 3.6 km away · rises 1,139 m
- 太平索道 (Taiping Cable Car) cable car · 3.8 km away · rises 994 m
- 月华索道 gondola · 38.0 km away · rises 307 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.