Heights of Abraham
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This article is about the tourist attraction in Derbyshire. For other uses, see Heights of Abraham (disambiguation).
The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed by a cable car from the village below. Amongst the attractions in the park, which has been open since Victorian times, are cavern and mine tours. The cable car was opened in 1984 and was the first alpine cable car in Britain. The route is 568m (621 yards) long and climbs 169m (185 yards).
The Heights of Abraham company has since become a consultant for other cable car systems, and was also responsible for the passenger pods on the London Eye.[1]
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- The Heights are named after the Heights of Abraham, also known as the Plains of Abraham in Quebec where James Wolfe died in battle.
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- Map sources for Heights of Abraham
Coordinates: 53°07′26″N 1°33′54″W / 53.12378°N 1.56511°W
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