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Observatory Road Climb

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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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80 m120 m160 m200 m13.3% from 0 m to 3 m13.3% from 3 m to 6 m20.0% from 6 m to 9 m13.8% from 9 m to 12 m0.0% from 12 m to 15 m0.0% from 15 m to 26 m0.0% from 26 m to 40 m0.0% from 40 m to 58 m0.0% from 58 m to 72 m0.0% from 72 m to 84 m0.0% from 84 m to 102 m9.2% from 102 m to 111 m13.3% from 111 m to 114 m13.3% from 114 m to 117 m12.9% from 117 m to 120 m0.0% from 120 m to 132 m0.0% from 132 m to 135 m0.0% from 135 m to 144 m0.0% from 144 m to 156 m0.0% from 156 m to 171 m0.0% from 171 m to 189 m0.0% from 189 m to 205 m4.4% from 205 m to 214 m13.3% from 214 m to 217 m13.8% from 217 m to 220 m13.3% from 220 m to 223 m13.8% from 223 m to 226 m0.0% from 226 m to 238 m0.0% from 238 m to 255 m0.0% from 255 m to 268 m4.4% from 268 m to 282 m11.1% from 282 m to 285 m38.9% from 285 m to 289 m51.4% from 289 m to 292 m61.1% from 292 m to 296 m74.3% from 296 m to 299 m82.4% from 299 m to 303 m88.2% from 303 m to 306 m83.3% from 306 m to 310 m106.7% from 310 m to 313 m110.3% from 313 m to 316 m128.0% from 316 m to 318 m123.1% from 318 m to 321 m125.0% from 321 m to 323 m128.0% from 323 m to 326 m120.0% from 326 m to 328 m125.0% from 328 m to 331 m127.3% from 331 m to 333 m121.7% from 333 m to 335 m215.4% from 335 m to 338 m92.9% from 338 m to 341 m76.5% from 341 m to 344 m60.0% from 344 m to 348 m59.1% from 348 m to 352 m47.8% from 352 m to 357 m45.8% from 357 m to 362 m43.1% from 362 m to 367 m40.8% from 367 m to 372 m0.0% from 372 m to 377 m0.0% from 377 m to 382 m9.8% from 382 m to 388 m36.9% from 388 m to 395 m39.4% from 395 m to 402 m33.3% from 402 m to 408 m30.1% from 408 m to 415 m26.0% from 415 m to 423 m21.7% from 423 m to 431 m17.8% from 431 m to 440 m17.0% from 440 m to 450 m15.4% from 450 m to 459 m14.0% from 459 m to 468 m17.1% from 468 m to 476 m15.6% from 476 m to 483 m15.6% from 483 m to 491 m29.3% from 491 m to 499 m10.7% from 499 m to 506 m11.0% from 506 m to 513 m10.7% from 513 m to 521 m8.0% from 521 m to 528 m10.3% from 528 m to 536 m7.3% from 536 m to 544 m7.0% from 544 m to 553 m7.0% from 553 m to 562 m6.6% from 562 m to 571 m4.2% from 571 m to 580 m4.1% from 580 m to 590 m4.1% from 590 m to 600 m4.0% from 600 m to 610 m2%2%11%68%21%7%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance0.61 km / 0.38 miles
Elevation gain112 m / 367 ft
Average gradient18.4%
Maximum gradient75.8%
Elevation high196.6 m / 645 ft
Elevation low84.6 m / 278 ft
Climb difficulty score11,200.19

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 495,418th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,493rd most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 3,323rd out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 215th out of 2,049 cycling climbs in Capital Regional District.

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Ranking 41st out of 640 cycling climbs in Saanich.

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