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The Goldbelt Tram (formerly Mount Roberts Tramway) is an aerial tramway located directly south of downtown Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska. In operation since 1996, the tram makes a six-minute ascent of 3,819-foot (1,164 m) up Mount Roberts from the cruise ship docks (just feet above sea level) to a height of about 1,800 feet (550 m).
Mount Roberts or Roberts Peak (Tlingit: Wooshkeenax̱ Deiyí) is a 3,819 foot (1,164 m) mountain just east of downtown Juneau, Alaska.It is noted for its accessibility from downtown Juneau and for the Goldbelt Tram which carries passengers and tourists from sea level to 1,800 feet (550 m) up the mountain.
The Vanoise Express, opened in December 2003 at a cost of €15 million, is a double-decker tramway for 200 passengers in each car. It spans the Ponturin gorge at a height of 380 m (1250 ft) above the ground, linking the resorts of La Plagne and Les Arcs in four minutes to form the Paradiski ski resort. Unusually its two cars run independently ...
The name "Juneau Mountain" was first used in the mining records by Pierre "French Pete" Erussard when he located mining claims on the mountain in 1888. [2] In 1976, it was proposed by Chuck Keen of Alaska Trams (later to become Mount Juneau Enterprises) that a jigback aerial tramway be built to the top of the mountain.
Mount Roberts may refer to: Mount Roberts (Alaska) near Juneau, Alaska, USA; Mount Roberts (Nunivak Island), Alaska, USA; Mount Roberts (Antarctica) Mount Roberts (New Hampshire) in New Hampshire, USA; Mount Roberts (Prince of Wales Range) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; Mount Roberts (Queensland) in the Great Dividing Range ...
In 1970, voters in the city of Douglas and Juneau Division approved a merger with the city and borough of Juneau. In 1890, Douglas was the 11th largest community in Alaska with 402 residents. Of those, 356 were White, 26 were Native, 17 were Creole (Mixed Russian & Native), 2 were Asian and 1 was Other.
The Capital Transit System is the public transportation agency that serves the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska.Owned by the municipality, it operates eight bus routes - three of which are labeled as the "Core Service" and run seven days a week (from 6 am to 11 pm Monday-Saturday & 9 am to 6 pm on Sundays) with the remaining five running as limited weekday connector. express, or commuter ...
Lady Baltimore, in her Juneau Raptor Center mew, on August 15, 2015. Lady Baltimore was a non-releasable bald eagle in the care of the non-profit Juneau Raptor Center (JRC), in Juneau, Alaska. [1] Lady Baltimore was found shot and injured on Alaska's Douglas Island in 2006. She had suffered injuries to her beak and one wing caused by a poacher.