GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park might just prompt a new category when it debuts its newly acquired “Cliffhanger” roller coaster later this spring: highest-elevation roller coaster.

The new coaster is modest by steel roller coaster standards. The Cliffhanger tops out at about 54 feet, compared to the tallest roller coaster in the world, the Kingda Ka, at 456 feet, located at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.

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 the thrills will be heightened by the cliff-side curves and mountaintop views.

Read the rest of this report, including details of other new attractions at the park, at PostIndependent.com