Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is a rotating cable car system in California that carries passengers from the desert floor near Palm Springs up to the alpine environment of the San Jacinto Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial tramway ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
transportation system ⓘ
builtBy Von Roll ⓘ
cabinCapacity approximately 80 passengers ⓘ
cabinType rotating cabin ⓘ
climateContrast alpine climate at upper station ⓘ
desert climate at lower station ⓘ
connects alpine environment of the San Jacinto Mountains ⓘ
desert floor near Palm Springs ⓘ
constructionStartDate July 1959 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designer Francis Crocker ⓘ
elevationLowerStation approximately 2,643 feet ⓘ
elevationUpperStation approximately 8,516 feet ⓘ
engineer Clement E. Driscoll ⓘ
hasFacilityAtUpperStation gift shop ⓘ
hiking trailheads ⓘ
observation decks ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ
length approximately 2.5 miles ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Palm Springs, California ⓘ
Riverside County, California ⓘ
linked to: Riverside County
locatedOn eastern flank of the San Jacinto Mountains ⓘ
near Mount San Jacinto State Wilderness ⓘ
San Bernardino National Forest ⓘ
nickname World’s Largest Rotating Tramcar ⓘ
notableFor panoramic views of Coachella Valley ⓘ
steep ascent from desert floor to alpine forest ⓘ
numberOfTowers 5 ⓘ
openingDate September 12, 1963 ⓘ
operator Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority ⓘ
owner Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority ⓘ
primaryUse access to hiking areas ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
proposedBy Francis Crocker ⓘ
providesAccessTo Mount San Jacinto State Park ⓘ
San Jacinto Peak hiking trails ⓘ
regionServed Coachella Valley ⓘ
rotationFeature cabins rotate slowly during ascent and descent ⓘ
safetyRecord considered one of the safest aerial tramways in the world ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
terminusLower Valley Station ⓘ
terminusUpper Mountain Station ⓘ
touristVisitsPerYear hundreds of thousands of visitors ⓘ
verticalRise about 5,873 feet ⓘ
website https://pstramway.com ⓘ

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San Jacinto Mountains → hasTransportation → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
Palm Springs, California → hasTramway → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
San Jacinto Peak → hasTrailhead → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station ⓘ
linked to: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument → contains → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway upper station area ⓘ
linked to: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Palm Springs → hasTramway → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
Mount San Jacinto → hasAccess → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
Mount San Jacinto State Park → accessedBy → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
Round Valley → accessTrailhead → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station ⓘ
linked to: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Long Valley (San Jacinto Mountains) → accessedBy → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
subject linked to: Long Valley
Long Valley (San Jacinto Mountains) → connectedTo → Mountain Station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ
subject linked to: Long Valley
linked to: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Wellman Divide → accessedFrom → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway upper station area ⓘ
linked to: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Tramway Mountain Station → partOf → Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ⓘ