Cable car · Campan, France
Pic du Midi 2
Pic du Midi 2 is a cable car near Campan, France. It climbs 554 m over 2.56 km, from 2,302 m to 2,856 m above sea level. Between its 1 pylon, the cable runs up to about 496 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Pic du Midi 2 is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 496 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 1.56 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.40 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 15°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.26 km of the 2.56 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pic du Midi 2 is near Campan, France, at 2,302 m above sea level (42.92043° N, 0.16409° E). From there it runs 2.56 km up to the top station at 2,856 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 45 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Téléphérique de l'Hotelerie des Laquets cable car · 1.3 km away · rises 229 m
- Pic du Midi 1 cable car · 2.1 km away · rises 557 m
- Espiaube gondola · 13.7 km away · rises 723 m
- Vignec - Saint-Lary 1700 gondola · 17.4 km away · rises 834 m
- Pic Lumière cable car · 17.9 km away · rises 838 m
- Gondola Lys, Cauterets gondola · 23.8 km away · rises 913 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.