6-652: 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 . It is located at an elevation of 8,516 feet (2,596 m), and its design
12-837: A California building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mount San Jacinto State Park Mount San Jacinto State Park is in the San Jacinto Mountains , of the Peninsular Ranges system, in Riverside County, California , United States. A majority of the park is within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument . The park is near the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas. The Mount San Jacinto State Park encompasses
18-520: Is based on a Swiss chalet with large windows to take in views of the surrounding forests and the desert in the Coachella Valley below. The three-story structure follows a Y-plan with its main elevation to the north. The building's lower levels, which contains the tram's mechanical equipment and receives the tramway cars, are composed of reinforced concrete . The upper level is mostly composed of wood and glass. A concrete wrap-around viewing deck
24-647: Is found on the north and east elevations, and a wood staircase descends to the mountain hiking paths. The interior features a cocktail lounge, dining room, and fireplaces. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. This article about a property in Riverside County, California on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
30-641: The weathered granite summit of Mount San Jacinto , which at 10,834 feet (3,302 m) above sea level 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 . Newton B. Drury Peak within Mount San Jacinto State Park is named after the fourth director of the U.S. National Park Service , who
36-685: Was also a long-term leader of the Save the Redwoods League . The state park was one of 48 state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a state deficit reduction program. During the 2008–10 California budget crisis the legislature considered the state park systems funding, operations, and closures. By 2011 the legislature and Governor Jerry Brown enacted Assembly Bill 95 in March, which closed
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