Sandia Peak Tramway
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Sandia Peak Tramway is one of the world’s longest aerial tramways, carrying passengers from the edge of Albuquerque up the steep western face of the Sandia Mountains for panoramic views of central New Mexico.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial tramway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| bottomElevation |
about 1,950 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 6,400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| builder | Bell Engineering ⓘ |
| city | Albuquerque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Sandia Peak Ski Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Sandia Peak Ski Area
|
| constructionEndDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Bell Engineering ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 2.7 miles
ⓘ
approximately 4.3 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albuquerque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernalillo County ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mountainRange | Sandia Mountains ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest aerial tramways in the world
ⓘ
panoramic views of central New Mexico ⓘ |
| numberOfCabins | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTowers | 2 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Albuquerque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Rio Grande Valley
central New Mexico ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| operator | Sandia Peak Ski Company ⓘ |
| owner | Sandia Peak Ski Company ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
recreation access
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| safetyFeature |
dual track cables
ⓘ
independent braking systems ⓘ |
| seasonalActivitiesAtTop |
hiking
ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ skiing ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminusLower | eastern edge of Albuquerque ⓘ |
| terminusUpper | Sandia Peak ⓘ |
| topElevation |
about 10,678 feet above sea level
ⓘ
about 3,255 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| transportType | bi-cable aerial tramway ⓘ |
| tripDuration | about 15 minutes one way ⓘ |
| verticalRise |
about 1,280 meters
ⓘ
about 4,200 feet ⓘ |
| yearlyVisitors | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
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