Cable car · Monnetier-Mornex, France
Téléphérique du Salève
Téléphérique du Salève is a cable car near Monnetier-Mornex, France. It climbs 649 m over 966 m, from 432 m to 1,081 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 278 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Téléphérique du Salève is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 7 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 278 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 488 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 966 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 796 m of the 966 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Téléphérique du Salève is near Monnetier-Mornex, France, at 432 m above sea level (46.16274° N, 6.18915° E). From there it runs 966 m up to the top station at 1,081 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- GLCT pour l'exploitation du téléphérique du Salève
- Capacity
- 50 people per hour
- Ride time
- about 240 min
Nearby lines
- Fierney gondola · 20.8 km away · rises 650 m
- Catheline gondola · 24.0 km away · rises 541 m
- Rosay gondola · 30.3 km away · rises 509 m
- Joyère gondola · 30.6 km away · rises 429 m
- Beauregard, La Clusaz gondola · 33.7 km away · rises 602 m
- Patinoire gondola · 33.8 km away · rises 118 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.