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Observatory Hill B (starts bit up the gate)

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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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5 m50 m100 m145 m6.4% from 0 m to 19 m7.5% from 19 m to 37 m8.9% from 37 m to 42 m6.7% from 42 m to 51 m6.7% from 51 m to 60 m8.9% from 60 m to 69 m10.8% from 69 m to 82 m9.5% from 82 m to 94 m7.2% from 94 m to 111 m8.6% from 111 m to 127 m7.4% from 127 m to 143 m6.1% from 143 m to 163 m7.1% from 163 m to 183 m7.8% from 183 m to 198 m6.0% from 198 m to 218 m9.0% from 218 m to 234 m6.0% from 234 m to 257 m5.2% from 257 m to 280 m5.9% from 280 m to 301 m7.4% from 301 m to 322 m3.9% from 322 m to 348 m7.1% from 348 m to 365 m5.7% from 365 m to 386 m5.7% from 386 m to 407 m4.7% from 407 m to 420 m9.3% from 420 m to 428 m5.6% from 428 m to 449 m3.4% from 449 m to 479 m6.1% from 479 m to 505 m3.5% from 505 m to 540 m4.6% from 540 m to 561 m4.5% from 561 m to 588 m4.7% from 588 m to 613 m4.1% from 613 m to 643 m11.2% from 643 m to 655 m4.0% from 655 m to 681 m5.6% from 681 m to 702 m3.9% from 702 m to 728 m4.0% from 728 m to 753 m5.8% from 753 m to 774 m6.3% from 774 m to 786 m12.0% from 786 m to 795 m10.0% from 795 m to 807 m7.6% from 807 m to 822 m7.9% from 822 m to 830 m5.3% from 830 m to 837 m6.5% from 837 m to 856 m7.0% from 856 m to 870 m5.7% from 870 m to 888 m7.4% from 888 m to 904 m6.1% from 904 m to 920 m9.5% from 920 m to 933 m6.2% from 933 m to 949 m8.7% from 949 m to 963 m10.3% from 963 m to 976 m6.0% from 976 m to 996 m5.1% from 996 m to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km6.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.0% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km9.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km10.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km5.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km10.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km6.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km6.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km8.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km2.7% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km3.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7%6%6%7%5%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.22 km / 1.38 miles
Elevation gain134.2 m / 440 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient9.3%
Elevation high141.6 m / 465 ft
Elevation low7.4 m / 24 ft
Climb difficulty score13,419.67

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 392,766th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 4,025th most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 2,614th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 142nd out of 2,049 cycling climbs in Capital Regional District.

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Ranking 22nd out of 640 cycling climbs in Saanich.

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