Cable car · Murat, France
Plomb du Cantal
Plomb du Cantal is a cable car near Murat, France. It climbs 548 m over 2.25 km, from 1,241 m to 1,788 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 102 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
79/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Plomb du Cantal is scarier than 79% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 42 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 102 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 1.88 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 654 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 640 m of the 2.25 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Plomb du Cantal is near Murat, France, at 1,241 m above sea level (45.08267° N, 2.75036° E). From there it runs 2.25 km up to the top station at 1,788 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 80 people
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.