Gondola · Les Contamines-Montjoie, France
Signal
Signal is a gondola near Les Contamines-Montjoie, France. It climbs 390 m over 2.27 km, from 1,478 m to 1,868 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
26/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Signal is scarier than 26% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 162 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.45 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 248 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Signal is near Les Contamines-Montjoie, France, at 1,478 m above sea level (45.80285° N, 6.71325° E). From there it runs 2.27 km up to the top station at 1,868 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- La Gorge gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 296 m
- Montjoie gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 299 m
- Ruelle gondola · 4.9 km away · rises 374 m
- Bettex - Arbois gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 431 m
- Mont d'Arbois gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 533 m
- Caboche gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 445 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.