GLENWOOD SPRINGS — It will be one of the highest roller coasters in the world.
Well, actually, Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park’s newly acquired Cliffhanger roller coaster is modest by steel roller-coaster standards.
The Cliffhanger tops out at about 54 feet, compared with the tallest roller coaster in the world: Kingda Ka, at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, soars to a high of 456 feet.
However, the Cliffhanger will be situated high on Iron Mountain at an elevation of 7,160 feet above sea level.
“It’s a good coaster with some good drops,” said Glenwood Caverns co-owner Steve Beckley, adding that the thrills will be heightened by the cliffside curves and mountaintop views.
The Cliffhanger coaster was recently purchased from Celebration City in Branson, Mo., where it had been in operation for about a dozen years, Beckley said.
