Cable car · Mexico
Teleférico Barrancas del Cobre
Teleférico Barrancas del Cobre is a cable car near Mexico. It climbs 314 m over 2.71 km, from 1,933 m to 2,246 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 352 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Teleférico Barrancas del Cobre is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 26 in Mexico.
- Highest above the ground: about 352 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 1.21 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.71 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 7°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.58 km of the 2.71 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico Barrancas del Cobre is in Mexico, at 1,933 m above sea level (27.49697° N, 107.80981° W). From there it runs 2.71 km up to the top station at 2,246 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.