Vertigo-inducing Palm Springs tram, damaged by flooding, set to reopen next week

After shuttling giddy tourists up and down San Jacinto Peak for more than 50 years, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway reopens next week following 48 days of repairs for flood damage.

Fans of the rotating tram, the largest of its kind in the world, will be able to enjoy their jaws dropping, their heart rate quickening, the sweat on their brows thickening once again as they soar high above the Coachella Valley and nearly to the tippy top of San Jacinto before descending back down into the rugged Chino Canyon.

Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the attraction, courtesy of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway:

100,000: How many visitors the tram lost during its recent closure

4,000,000: Number of dollars in both lost revenues and repairs that including fixing two washouts on the road up the tram’s Valley Station

8,516: Feet in elevation where the tram’s Mountain Station is located

80: Maximum number of passengers that can ride the tram at one time

360: The number of degrees of the view you can take in from the top

25.95: Dollars and cents it costs an adult take the ride up and back

15: Number of dollars you’ll spend for a Grilled Chicken Club at the mountaintop Peaks Restaurant

50: Number of miles of hiking at the attraction

10: Minutes the tram ride takes each way

30: Minutes, in general, between each tram departure

760-325-4537: Number to call for a table at Peaks Restaurant

6,000: Feet in elevation change during the ride

$0: The charge for a wilderness permit if you want to hike beyond the ranger station

4351: the California code, under Title14, Division 3, Chapter 2, that, among other things, prohibits the use of drones in the area

12,800: Length, in feet, of a one-way trip

130: Yards of concrete poured to secure an additional steel structure during one remodel

13,100: Length, in feet, of the 40-millimeer compacted hauling cable that spans the distance from the Valley Station to the Mountain Station

4.22: Weight, in pounds, of each foot of the cable.