Six key facts about Heaven’s Gate

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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.

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