Mt Denise

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Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 43000, France
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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765 m805 m845 m885 m12.2% from 0 m to 4 m22.0% from 4 m to 8 m28.3% from 8 m to 13 m27.0% from 13 m to 19 m27.6% from 19 m to 25 m18.0% from 25 m to 30 m19.1% from 30 m to 35 m17.3% from 35 m to 40 m17.9% from 40 m to 45 m14.0% from 45 m to 50 m17.2% from 50 m to 57 m18.2% from 57 m to 62 m17.2% from 62 m to 68 m19.0% from 68 m to 74 m20.0% from 74 m to 79 m19.6% from 79 m to 85 m21.7% from 85 m to 91 m22.4% from 91 m to 96 m25.5% from 96 m to 101 m21.1% from 101 m to 105 m22.0% from 105 m to 111 m22.7% from 111 m to 115 m23.4% from 115 m to 122 m21.8% from 122 m to 127 m22.2% from 127 m to 132 m23.4% from 132 m to 136 m23.6% from 136 m to 142 m23.4% from 142 m to 146 m26.9% from 146 m to 152 m23.3% from 152 m to 156 m31.9% from 156 m to 161 m7.1% from 161 m to 165 m28.2% from 165 m to 169 m27.3% from 169 m to 173 m32.5% from 173 m to 177 m24.4% from 177 m to 181 m27.3% from 181 m to 187 m25.8% from 187 m to 190 m25.5% from 190 m to 195 m23.1% from 195 m to 199 m13.6% from 199 m to 205 m16.7% from 205 m to 209 m0.0% from 209 m to 212 m0.0% from 212 m to 216 m5.9% from 216 m to 219 m6.8% from 219 m to 225 m9.5% from 225 m to 229 m5.1% from 229 m to 233 m8.6% from 233 m to 237 m2.9% from 237 m to 240 m3.0% from 240 m to 244 m0.0% from 244 m to 248 m2.6% from 248 m to 252 m17.8% from 252 m to 256 m9.4% from 256 m to 259 m7.7% from 259 m to 263 m2.6% from 263 m to 267 m-2.2% from 267 m to 272 m6.7% from 272 m to 275 m14.3% from 275 m to 280 m4.4% from 280 m to 287 m6.1% from 287 m to 290 m7.1% from 290 m to 295 m13.5% from 295 m to 298 m12.0% from 298 m to 303 m10.0% from 303 m to 307 m8.5% from 307 m to 312 m12.5% from 312 m to 316 m-4.9% from 316 m to 320 m2.5% from 320 m to 324 m-7.7% from 324 m to 328 m14.0% from 328 m to 332 m8.6% from 332 m to 336 m10.0% from 336 m to 340 m6.8% from 340 m to 344 m5.0% from 344 m to 348 m5.3% from 348 m to 352 m0.0% from 352 m to 356 m5.2% from 356 m to 361 m15.6% from 361 m to 368 m19.4% from 368 m to 371 m13.5% from 371 m to 375 m18.9% from 375 m to 379 m11.8% from 379 m to 382 m17.0% from 382 m to 387 m17.5% from 387 m to 391 m20.9% from 391 m to 395 m36.5% from 395 m to 400 m22.2% from 400 m to 405 m28.3% from 405 m to 410 m25.0% from 410 m to 415 m28.6% from 415 m to 418 m29.0% from 418 m to 421 m25.4% from 421 m to 428 m33.3% from 428 m to 431 m31.4% from 431 m to 434 m32.2% from 434 m to 440 m24.2% from 440 m to 444 m23.5% from 444 m to 447 m24.6% from 447 m to 453 m25.8% from 453 m to 456 m21.8% from 456 m to 462 m17.3% from 462 m to 467 m8.3% from 467 m to 471 m19.4% from 471 m to 474 m9.7% from 474 m to 477 m21.3% from 477 m to 481 m16.0% from 481 m to 486 m13.2% from 486 m to 496 m-5.9% from 496 m to 501 m-20.5% from 501 m to 505 m7.3% from 505 m to 509 m-8.1% from 509 m to 513 m-20.0% from 513 m to 518 m-26.0% from 518 m to 531 m-16.7% from 531 m to 535 m-13.5% from 535 m to 540 m-18.4% from 540 m to 544 m-25.5% from 544 m to 548 m-18.9% from 548 m to 552 m-24.6% from 552 m to 558 m-27.0% from 558 m to 564 m-25.0% from 564 m to 568 m-18.4% from 568 m to 572 m-6.3% from 572 m to 577 m-2.1% from 577 m to 582 m8.3% from 582 m to 588 m-3.2% from 588 m to 591 m-3.2% from 591 m to 594 m7.1% from 594 m to 600 m12.7% from 600 m to 605 m16.9% from 605 m to 611 m26.4% from 611 m to 616 m24.1% from 616 m to 622 m27.0% from 622 m to 625 m6.9% from 625 m to 628 m20.0% from 628 m to 632 m20.0% from 632 m to 637 m23.1% from 637 m to 642 m21.2% from 642 m to 645 m21.9% from 645 m to 648 m21.2% from 648 m to 652 m23.6% from 652 m to 657 m13.9% from 657 m to 661 m11.1% from 661 m to 664 m17.1% from 664 m to 668 m18.0% from 668 m to 674 m12.5% from 674 m to 677 m11.4% from 677 m to 681 m13.1% from 681 m to 687 m13.0% from 687 m to 692 m14.6% from 692 m to 696 m11.9% from 696 m to 701 m15.6% from 701 m to 704 m13.3% from 704 m to 707 m8.6% from 707 m to 710 m16.2% from 710 m to 714 m14.3% from 714 m to 717 m13.2% from 717 m to 721 m9.4% from 721 m to 724 m10.8% from 724 m to 728 m19.4% from 728 m to 735 m16.7% from 735 m to 739 m15.6% from 739 m to 743 m17.2% from 743 m to 750 m16.2% from 750 m to 754 m10.0% from 754 m to 758 m10.3% from 758 m to 761 m10.3% from 761 m to 765 m11.4% from 765 m to 769 m11.8% from 769 m to 772 m11.1% from 772 m to 776 m12.1% from 776 m to 779 m12.8% from 779 m to 783 m12.5% from 783 m to 786 m14.3% from 786 m to 790 m16.7% from 790 m to 793 m13.5% from 793 m to 797 m17.1% from 797 m to 801 m16.1% from 801 m to 807 m14.7% from 807 m to 810 m15.2% from 810 m to 813 m16.7% from 813 m to 817 m19.4% from 817 m to 821 m6.1% from 821 m to 824 m8.6% from 824 m to 827 m6.1% from 827 m to 831 m8.6% from 831 m to 834 m3.3% from 834 m to 837 m5.9% from 837 m to 841 m9.1% from 841 m to 844 m8.3% from 844 m to 848 m14.3% from 848 m to 851 m12.1% from 851 m to 854 m18.9% from 854 m to 858 m10.8% from 858 m to 862 m4.4% from 862 m to 866 m4.9% from 866 m to 870 m5.3% from 870 m to 874 m5.6% from 874 m to 878 m5.9% from 878 m to 881 m6.7% from 881 m to 887 m5.7% from 887 m to 892 m6.5% from 892 m to 896 m5.9% from 896 m to 899 m7.9% from 899 m to 903 m6.5% from 903 m to 906 m3.9% from 906 m to 911 m7.7% from 911 m to 915 m8.6% from 915 m to 918 m8.3% from 918 m to 922 m5.1% from 922 m to 926 m3.1% from 926 m to 929 m12.2% from 929 m to 933 m9.7% from 933 m to 936 m11.1% from 936 m to 940 m9.4% from 940 m to 943 m6.8% from 943 m to 947 m-8.2% from 947 m to 955 m0.0% from 955 m to 960 m2.8% from 960 m to 963 m-8.6% from 963 m to 967 m-2.4% from 967 m to 971 m-2.8% from 971 m to 975 m-3.6% from 975 m to 980 m0.0% from 980 m to 984 m0.0% from 984 m to 987 m4.4% from 987 m to 991 m2.7% from 991 m to 995 m5.6% from 995 m to 999 m6.1% from 999 m to 1.0 km-8.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-20.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km19%15%5%8%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.01 km / 0.63 miles
Elevation gain112.8 m / 370 ft
Average gradient11.2%
Maximum gradient30.6%
Elevation high883.9 m / 2,900 ft
Elevation low769.4 m / 2,524 ft
Climb difficulty score11,280.58

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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 491,062nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 60,030th most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France.

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Places 22,791st out of 68,974 cycling climbs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Ranks 603rd out of 2,165 cycling climbs in Haute-Loire.

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This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Polignac.

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