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Rossland Cascade Road, Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory), Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, V0G 1Y0, Canada
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.57 km / 2.84 miles
Elevation gain227 m / 745 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient11.1%
Elevation high1,316 m / 4,318 ft
Elevation low1,089 m / 3,573 ft
Climb difficulty score22,697

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 186,611th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 1,543rd most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 1,225th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 53rd out of 240 cycling climbs in Regional District of Kootenay Boundary.

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Ranking 17th out of 53 cycling climbs in Area B (Lower Columbia/Old Glory).

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