Gondola · Paquier, Italy
Salette
Salette is a gondola near Paquier, Italy. It climbs 718 m over 1.89 km, from 1,560 m to 2,278 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
37/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Salette is scarier than 37% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 175 of 301 in Italy.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 998 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 272 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Salette is near Paquier, Italy, at 1,560 m above sea level (45.88823° N, 7.62399° E). From there it runs 1.89 km up to the top station at 2,278 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 12 people
Nearby lines
- Ascensore di Cheneil funicular · 2.8 km away · rises 38 m
- Plan Maison gondola · 5.3 km away · rises 509 m
- Cime Bianche Laghi gondola · 5.6 km away · rises 282 m
- Funivia del Plateau Rosa cable car · 6.4 km away · rises 626 m
- Funivia Buisson - Chamois cable car · 6.4 km away · rises 686 m
- Matterhorn Glacier Ride II gondola · 8.2 km away · rises 367 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.