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Higher Ground

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Rock Lobster, Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Climb Profile

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990 m1005 m1015 m1030 m0.0% from 0 m to 4 m2.7% from 4 m to 8 m2.6% from 8 m to 11 m-3.7% from 11 m to 14 m0.0% from 14 m to 17 m-9.5% from 17 m to 21 m-7.1% from 21 m to 24 m0.0% from 24 m to 27 m-7.8% from 27 m to 32 m0.0% from 32 m to 33 m0.0% from 33 m to 35 m2.7% from 35 m to 39 m0.0% from 39 m to 43 m-17.6% from 43 m to 44 m0.0% from 44 m to 46 m-23.5% from 46 m to 48 m-15.0% from 48 m to 52 m-10.7% from 52 m to 57 m-22.9% from 57 m to 61 m0.0% from 61 m to 64 m-5.9% from 64 m to 68 m-7.4% from 68 m to 70 m-22.2% from 70 m to 73 m-13.8% from 73 m to 79 m-20.3% from 79 m to 85 m-14.9% from 85 m to 90 m-8.1% from 90 m to 96 m2.2% from 96 m to 101 m-10.9% from 101 m to 106 m0.0% from 106 m to 108 m0.0% from 108 m to 109 m-13.8% from 109 m to 115 m0.0% from 115 m to 118 m0.0% from 118 m to 120 m-7.8% from 120 m to 125 m-6.5% from 125 m to 128 m-3.2% from 128 m to 132 m-7.3% from 132 m to 136 m-10.0% from 136 m to 140 m-1.8% from 140 m to 145 m0.0% from 145 m to 148 m-14.3% from 148 m to 150 m-7.9% from 150 m to 156 m-5.7% from 156 m to 159 m-7.0% from 159 m to 165 m-2.8% from 165 m to 169 m-1.8% from 169 m to 174 m5.9% from 174 m to 178 m2.9% from 178 m to 181 m8.8% from 181 m to 188 m22.5% from 188 m to 192 m20.0% from 192 m to 194 m0.0% from 194 m to 197 m16.1% from 197 m to 203 m12.8% from 203 m to 207 m9.6% from 207 m to 212 m10.3% from 212 m to 216 m13.9% from 216 m to 220 m0.0% from 220 m to 223 m23.5% from 223 m to 226 m22.2% from 226 m to 232 m21.4% from 232 m to 236 m34.6% from 236 m to 239 m4.0% from 239 m to 241 m16.7% from 241 m to 244 m43.5% from 244 m to 246 m9.4% from 246 m to 249 m3.2% from 249 m to 252 m21.7% from 252 m to 254 m4.5% from 254 m to 257 m37.8% from 257 m to 261 m11.1% from 261 m to 265 m-12.1% from 265 m to 268 m-4.8% from 268 m to 272 m-9.7% from 272 m to 275 m-3.3% from 275 m to 278 m4.3% from 278 m to 281 m4.3% from 281 m to 283 m29.8% from 283 m to 289 m-13.2% from 289 m to 292 m10.3% from 292 m to 298 m10.0% from 298 m to 302 m11.6% from 302 m to 311 m6.1% from 311 m to 316 m15.4% from 316 m to 320 m0.0% from 320 m to 323 m16.1% from 323 m to 329 m12.1% from 329 m to 333 m12.5% from 333 m to 336 m15.3% from 336 m to 342 m4.3% from 342 m to 344 m4.3% from 344 m to 346 m28.6% from 346 m to 349 m4.8% from 349 m to 351 m11.5% from 351 m to 353 m3.8% from 353 m to 356 m31.9% from 356 m to 361 m35.7% from 361 m to 362 m13.3% from 362 m to 363 m7.1% from 363 m to 365 m36.8% from 365 m to 369 m-6.3% from 369 m to 373 m7.1% from 373 m to 378 m3.2% from 378 m to 381 m26.7% from 381 m to 384 m40.0% from 384 m to 385 m13.3% from 385 m to 387 m6.7% from 387 m to 388 m33.3% from 388 m to 390 m26.3% from 390 m to 392 m5.6% from 392 m to 394 m10.5% from 394 m to 396 m5.6% from 396 m to 397 m21.2% from 397 m to 401 m20.5% from 401 m to 405 m13.9% from 405 m to 408 m25.0% from 408 m to 412 m17.1% from 412 m to 416 m7.1% from 416 m to 420 m31.2% from 420 m to 422 m6.2% from 422 m to 423 m18.7% from 423 m to 425 m14.3% from 425 m to 428 m3.6% from 428 m to 434 m5.9% from 434 m to 435 m0.0% from 435 m to 437 m8.7% from 437 m to 440 m0.0% from 440 m to 442 m0.0% from 442 m to 444 m0.0% from 444 m to 446 m-3.2% from 446 m to 449 m0.0% from 449 m to 455 m2.8% from 455 m to 459 m3.7% from 459 m to 467 m0.0% from 467 m to 472 m0.0% from 472 m to 474 m0.0% from 474 m to 477 m-11.1% from 477 m to 480 m0.0% from 480 m to 482 m0.0% from 482 m to 486 m0.0% from 486 m to 490 m6.7% from 490 m to 493 m-1.5% from 493 m to 499 m-4.1% from 499 m to 504 m-2.4% from 504 m to 508 m-3.3% from 508 m to 514 m-6.5% from 514 m to 518 m-13.2% from 518 m to 523 m-8.1% from 523 m to 527 m-9.6% from 527 m to 532 m-2.4% from 532 m to 536 m4.5% from 536 m to 538 m0.0% from 538 m to 540 m5.7% from 540 m to 544 m-1.6% from 544 m to 550 m-13.0% from 550 m to 552 m0.0% from 552 m to 554 m-14.6% from 554 m to 558 m-6.5% from 558 m to 561 m-1.6% from 561 m to 568 m5.4% from 568 m to 572 m0.0% from 572 m to 575 m0.0% from 575 m to 578 m-7.9% from 578 m to 584 m-9.1% from 584 m to 589 m-22.2% from 589 m to 592 m-18.5% from 592 m to 594 m-16.2% from 594 m to 598 m-9.3% from 598 m to 602 m-13.7% from 602 m to 607 m-9.4% from 607 m to 613 m-18.2% from 613 m to 616 m-4.5% from 616 m to 620 m-27.0% from 620 m to 624 m-13.2% from 624 m to 628 m-15.2% from 628 m to 631 m-9.4% from 631 m to 636 m-27.0% from 636 m to 640 m-11.1% from 640 m to 645 m-2.3% from 645 m to 653 m-0.9% from 653 m to 664 m-10.4% from 664 m to 675 m-8.7% from 675 m to 685 m-5.8% from 685 m to 690 m0.0% from 690 m to 697 m-3.8% from 697 m to 702 m-10.3% from 702 m to 708 m-6.0% from 708 m to 713 m0.0% from 713 m to 718 m2.8% from 718 m to 722 m4.7% from 722 m to 728 m3.7% from 728 m to 734 m-8.2% from 734 m to 738 m3.4% from 738 m to 744 m0.0% from 744 m to 747 m0.0% from 747 m to 749 m2.1% from 749 m to 754 m5.7% from 754 m to 759 m-4.5% from 759 m to 761 m0.0% from 761 m to 764 m-7.4% from 764 m to 766 m-11.5% from 766 m to 769 m-7.9% from 769 m to 773 m-3.0% from 773 m to 776 m-9.1% from 776 m to 779 m-3.4% from 779 m to 782 m-3.4% from 782 m to 785 m7.0% from 785 m to 791 m5.4% from 791 m to 794 m5.3% from 794 m to 800 m2.8% from 800 m to 807 m1.7% from 807 m to 813 m-1.3% from 813 m to 821 m0.0% from 821 m to 828 m3.1% from 828 m to 831 m12.2% from 831 m to 835 m5.7% from 835 m to 840 m6.5% from 840 m to 843 m13.8% from 843 m to 846 m0.0% from 846 m to 849 m11.1% from 849 m to 854 m6.7% from 854 m to 858 m0.0% from 858 m to 862 m8.6% from 862 m to 866 m13.6% from 866 m to 868 m0.0% from 868 m to 870 m9.5% from 870 m to 872 m10.0% from 872 m to 874 m3.8% from 874 m to 879 m12.0% from 879 m to 882 m0.0% from 882 m to 884 m6.1% from 884 m to 891 m0.0% from 891 m to 894 m0.0% from 894 m to 897 m-7.0% from 897 m to 901 m0.0% from 901 m to 905 m-11.8% from 905 m to 910 m0.0% from 910 m to 912 m-17.6% from 912 m to 913 m-5.9% from 913 m to 917 m-5.0% from 917 m to 921 m-3.8% from 921 m to 923 m0.0% from 923 m to 926 m-7.9% from 926 m to 930 m-4.4% from 930 m to 934 m0.0% from 934 m to 938 m7.5% from 938 m to 942 m4.8% from 942 m to 944 m0.0% from 944 m to 946 m0.0% from 946 m to 948 m0.0% from 948 m to 950 m0.0% from 950 m to 953 m0.0% from 953 m to 955 m22.6% from 955 m to 960 m-1%9%-6%2%0 m250 m500 m750 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.96 km / 0.60 miles
Elevation gain9.8 m / 32 ft
Average gradient1%
Maximum gradient31.8%
Elevation high1,027.6 m / 3,371 ft
Elevation low993.6 m / 3,260 ft
Climb difficulty score979.4

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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 2,363,827th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 45,403rd most difficult cycling climb of all 55,671 climbs in Canada.

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Places 15,470th out of 17,548 cycling climbs in British Columbia.

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Ranks 573rd out of 614 cycling climbs in Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

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This is the easiest cycling climb in Area A (Wells Gray Country).

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