Cable car · Mont-de-Lans, France
Glaciers de La Meije I
Glaciers de La Meije I is a cable car near Mont-de-Lans, France. It climbs 960 m over 2.30 km, from 1,457 m to 2,417 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 167 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
93/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Glaciers de La Meije I is scarier than 93% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 15 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 167 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 442 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 900 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.20 km of the 2.30 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Glaciers de La Meije I is near Mont-de-Lans, France, at 1,457 m above sea level (45.04433° N, 6.30317° E). From there it runs 2.30 km up to the top station at 2,417 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Ride time
- about 45 min
Nearby lines
- Glaciers de La Meije II cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 778 m
- Dôme Express funicular · 7.9 km away · rises 307 m
- Ascenceur Incliné funicular · 8.4 km away · rises 43 m
- Pierre Grosse gondola · 9.1 km away · rises 956 m
- Jandri II gondola · 9.4 km away · rises 578 m
- Super Venosc gondola · 14.8 km away · rises 402 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.