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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station, also known as Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Alpine Station, is a historic building located in Mount San Jacinto State Park near Idyllwild, California. The building is a fine example of a commercial building designed by Palm Springs architect E. Stewart Williams for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway .
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway – a car climbing from the valley station below. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California , is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in ...
The Mount San Jacinto State Park encompasses the weathered granite summit of Mount San Jacinto, which at 10,834 feet (3,302 m) above sea level [3] makes this the second highest peak and mountain range in Southern California. It is accessible by the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and lies on the Pacific Crest Trail.
A popular walking route runs from the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station above Palm Springs, to the high point of the range, with a relatively mild climb of 2,400 ft (700 m) compared to other routes with more elevation gain. Above Idyllwild is historic Tahquitz Peak and other rock climbing areas.
The most popular [citation needed] route starts with a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway from Valley Station at 2,643 feet (806 m) near Palm Springs up to Mountain Station at 8,516 feet (2,596 m). From there, one can easily climb the mountain face via trails. [13]
The elevation gain happens in only 16 miles (26 km), also making it one of the steeper trails of its length in the world. [3] The trail runs roughly parallel to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, and the upper part of the trail runs very close to the Mountain station of the tramway.
Mountain Center: 59.25: SR 243 north – Idyllwild, Banning: 61.10: Keen Camp Summit, elevation 4,917 feet (1,499 m) [19] 71.75: SR 371 west – Anza, San Diego: Former SR 71: Palm Desert line: 92.26: East end of state maintenance: Palm Desert: 96.01: SR 111 – Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Indio: 96.01: Monterey Avenue: Continuation beyond SR ...
Palm Springs has one of the highest concentrations of same-sex couples of any community in the United States. [144] [145] In 2010, 10.1% (2,307) of the city's households belong to same-sex married couples or partnerships, compared to the national average of 1%. Palm Springs has the fifth-highest percentage of same-sex households in the nation.