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Ride the Sandia Peak Tram at Sunset

Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque. Ride 2.7 miles up and watch the mountain turn pink.

Ride the tram up to over 10,000 feet before sunset, and watch the light spread across the desert and the city below. Stay for the moment the mountains glow pink, and each guess when it'll peak. The photo to get: the two of you on the observation deck with the pink light and the valley behind you.

Date
1-3 hours
Easy
Over $60
Outdoors
Best in the evening

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Sandia Peak Tramway, Northeast Albuquerque30 Tramway Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122

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Checked October 2026

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About this place

The tramway opened in 1966 and is one of the longest aerial trams in the world, about 2.7 miles from bottom to top. The ride takes around 15 minutes and passes over deep canyons.

"Sandía" means watermelon in Spanish. The mountains are said to be named for the pink-red color they turn at sunset, with a green band of trees on top like a rind. It's much colder at the top, so bring a jacket. There's a restaurant up there if you want to stay for dinner.

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