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.

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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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Albuquerque hasAttraction Sandia Peak Tramway
Sandia Mountains hasTransportation Sandia Peak Tramway