Cable car · Palm Springs, United States
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is a cable car near Palm Springs, United States. It climbs 1,794 m over 3.43 km, from 807 m to 2,601 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 158 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
94/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is scarier than 94% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 4 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 158 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.70 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 913 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.23 km of the 3.43 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is near Palm Springs, United States, at 807 m above sea level (33.83680° N, 116.61411° W). From there it runs 3.43 km up to the top station at 2,601 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 80 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.