Central address: 3917 St Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409, USA
Elevation: 208.426
Time Zone: America/Chicago
Latitude: 35° 0' 34.3224'' N
Longitude: 85° 19' 42.3912'' W
The latitude of The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is 35.009534, and the longitude is -85.328442. The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is located in Chattanooga, United States with the gps coordinates of 35° 0' 34.3224'' N and 85° 19' 42.3912'' W. The category of The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is Scenic Railroads.
The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge inclined plane railway located along the side of Lookout Mountain in the historic St. Elmo neighborhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Passengers are transported from St. Elmo's Station at the base, to Point Park at the mountain summit, which overlooks the city and the Tennessee River. It is just a short drive to three of Chattanooga's main tourist attractions, Ruby Falls, Cavern Castle, and Rock City. The railway is approximately one mile (1.6 km) in length (single-track except for a short two-track stretch (passing loop) at the midway point, allowing operation of two cars at one time), and has a maximum grade of 72.7%. It is billed as one of the world's steepest passenger railways. It obtained Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark status in 1991. The cable system for the cars was made by the Otis Elevator Company.
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Latitude | 35.009534 | Longitude | -85.328442 |
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Elevation | 208.426 | DMS Lat | 35° 0' 34.3224'' N |
DMS Lng | 85° 19' 42.3912'' W | GeoHASH | dn5r4m39r4nhg |
UTM Zone | 16S | UTM Easting | 652522.385474179 |
UTM Northing | 3875376.55124701 | Time Zone | America/Chicago |
Country | United States | State | Tennessee (TN) |