Cause
Heaven’s Gate was caused by natural erosion and is a cave 60 metres long, 131 metres high and 57 metres wide.
Location
Located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China.
Height
The height of Tianmen Mountain is 1,518 metres.
Number of steps
999 steps lead to the top of Heaven’s Gate.
Cable Car
It features the longest and highest cable car in the world with 98 cars and a total length of 7,455 metres (24,459 ft) and an ascent of 1,279 metres (4,196 ft). The highest gradient is 37 degrees.
Length
Winding roads that head up to the base of Heaven’s Gate total 11kms (6.8 miles) with 99 bends.
