Cable car · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
TPH Aiguille du Midi
TPH Aiguille du Midi is a cable car near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France. It climbs 1,432 m over 2.46 km, from 2,300 m to 3,732 m above sea level. With no pylon on the way, the cable runs up to about 609 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
100/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, TPH Aiguille du Midi is the scariest of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 609 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 1.38 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.46 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.30 km of the 2.46 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of TPH Aiguille du Midi is near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, at 2,300 m above sea level (45.90146° N, 6.88488° E). From there it runs 2.46 km up to the top station at 3,732 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 65 people
Nearby lines
- TPH Plan de l'Aiguille cable car · 2.2 km away · rises 1,271 m
- Panoramic Mont Blanc cable car · 3.5 km away · rises 339 m
- Planpraz gondola · 5.0 km away · rises 925 m
- TC Mer de Glace gondola · 5.0 km away · rises 124 m
- Brévent cable car · 5.8 km away · rises 475 m
- Flégère gondola · 6.8 km away · rises 826 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.