what is the elevation of the palm springs tram
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway The twelve-and-a-half minute ride begins at the Valley Station (coordinates: 33°50′14″N 116°36′51″W﻿ / ﻿33.8372°N 116.6142°W﻿ / 33.8372; -116.6142Coordinates: 33°50′14″N 116°36′51″W﻿ / ﻿33.8372°N 116.6142°W﻿ / 33.8372; -116.6142) at 2,643 ft (806 m) and passes up North America's sheerest mountain face[which?] through five life zones (biomes) on its way to the Mountain Station (coordinates: 33°48′47″N 116°38′19″W﻿ / ﻿33.8130°N 116.6385°W﻿ / 33.8130; -116.6385) at 8,516 ft (2,596 m) above sea level.[1] Travelers start in the Sonoran Desert and arrive at an alpine forest.[2]
Grand Canyon Skywalk The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge with a glass walkway in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon.[1] USGS topographic maps show the elevation at the Skywalk's location as 4,770 ft (1,450 m) and the elevation of the Colorado River in the base of the canyon as 1,160 ft (350 m), and they show that the height of the precisely vertical drop directly under the skywalk is between 500 ft (150 m) and 800 ft (240 m).[2]