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OBSERVATORY

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Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre, 5071, West Saanich Road, Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, V9E 2E7, Canada
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.15 km / 1.34 miles
Elevation gain123.2 m / 404 ft
Average gradient5.7%
Maximum gradient9.1%
Elevation high191 m / 627 ft
Elevation low67.8 m / 222 ft
Climb difficulty score12,318.35

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 438,876th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,681st most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 2,925th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 170th out of 2,049 cycling climbs in Capital Regional District.

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Ranking 30th out of 640 cycling climbs in Saanich.

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