<P> 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 ; - 116.6142 Coordinates : 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 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 . Travelers start in the Sonoran Desert and arrive at an alpine forest . </P>
<P> 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 ; - 116.6142 Coordinates : 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 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 . Travelers start in the Sonoran Desert and arrive at an alpine forest . </P>
what is the elevation of the palm springs tram
what is the elevation of the palm springs tram
8,516 ft ( 2,596 m ) above sea level
8,516 ft ( 2,596 m ) above sea level