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Gondola · Mont-Dore, France

Perdrix

Perdrix is a gondola near Mont-Dore, France. It climbs 465 m over 1.93 km, from 1,303 m to 1,768 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

60/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Perdrix is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 81 of 226 in France.

  • Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 631 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 357 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 139 m of the 1.93 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Perdrix is near Mont-Dore, France, at 1,303 m above sea level (45.51207° N, 2.85276° E). From there it runs 1.93 km up to the top station at 1,768 m.

Capacity
3,000 people per hour
Per cabin
20 people

Nearby lines

  • Sancy cable car · 3.1 km away · rises 438 m
  • Capucin funicular · 6.5 km away · rises 177 m

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.