How high up is Aiguille du Midi?
How high up is Aiguille du Midi?
The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.
What is the highest cableway in Europe?
In Switzerland, about 350 aerial tramways are in use, including: Klein Matterhorn Aerial Tramway, the highest cable car in Europe (3883m), Zermatt.
What do you wear to Aiguille du Midi?
All year round we recommend wearing warm clothes to visit the top of the Aiguille du Midi, sometimes the temperature will be more than 20ºC colder than the town centre so you'll need to wrap up even in summer.
How long can you stay at Aiguille du Midi?
How long does a visit to the Aiguille du Midi take? An average trip on the summit lasts around two to three hours, although it can be closer to five if you're taking your time looking around. You can take as long as you like on a visit although in winter the last lift up is at 15:00 and the last decent at 16:30.