Cable car · Pura, Switzerland
Funivia Monte Lema
Funivia Monte Lema is a cable car near Pura, Switzerland. It climbs 848 m over 2.51 km, from 706 m to 1,554 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 106 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
86/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Funivia Monte Lema is scarier than 86% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 130 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 106 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 1.34 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.15 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.52 km of the 2.51 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Funivia Monte Lema is near Pura, Switzerland, at 706 m above sea level (46.02378° N, 8.85620° E). From there it runs 2.51 km up to the top station at 1,554 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 15 people
Nearby lines
- Funivia Ponte di Piero-Monteviasco cable car · 4.8 km away · rises 399 m
- Telecabina Monte Tamaro gondola · 11.0 km away · rises 1,051 m
- Funivia Brusino Arsizio-Serpiano cable car · 14.3 km away · rises 368 m
- Funicolare Lanzo d'Intelvi-Santa Margherita (dismessa) funicular · 14.7 km away · rises 596 m
- Funivia Orselina - Cardada cable car · 17.4 km away · rises 949 m
- Tenuta Casa Cima cable car · 17.7 km away · rises 103 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.