Wyler Aerial Tramway, Aerial tramway in Franklin Mountains State Park, Texas.

The Wyler Aerial Tramway is an aerial tramway in Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso, Texas. Its orange and black cable car, marked "WYLER AERIAL TRAMWAY" and "FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STATE PARK," hangs from a black metal carriage on two 2,600-foot steel cables. The four-minute ride lifts riders 940 vertical feet to Ranger Peak, 5,632 feet above sea level.

Built in 1959 by KTSM radio to aid construction of a transmitter tower, with Karl O. Wyler managing the project, the tramway opened to the public as the El Paso Aerial Tramway in 1960. High liability insurance costs ended public rides in 1986, leaving the tram to service the towers only. Wyler donated it for public use in his will; the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department accepted the donation in 1997 and reopened it in 2001. It closed indefinitely in September 2018.

From Ranger Peak, visitors observe a 7,000-square-mile panorama spanning three states and two nations, presenting the geological features of the southwest region.

The tramway has been closed to the public since September 2018, when an engineering analysis found it had surpassed its life expectancy. Repairs and a replacement system are planned, but no firm public reopening date has been announced. Check current status before travelling to the site.

Karl O. Wyler managed the 1959 construction project for KTSM radio, and the tramway carries his name. He later left the facility to the public in his will; the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department accepted the donation in 1997.