South Mountain parking to summit
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 12.18 km / 7.57 miles |
| Elevation gain | 386.9 m / 1,269 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.2% |
| Maximum gradient | 34% |
| Elevation high | 802.65 m / 2,633 ft |
| Elevation low | 414.2 m / 1,359 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 38,739.4 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
South Mountain: Start to Summit Phoenix, Maricopa County | 12.6 km | 3.2% | 401 m |
Bottom To Top Phoenix, Maricopa County | 13.07 km | 3% | 392 m |
SoMo: Restrooms to Summit (corrected start) Phoenix, Maricopa County | 11.12 km | 3.2% | 354 m |
MG South Mt. AZ TT Phoenix, Maricopa County | 10.92 km | 3.2% | 348 m |
From the Dip to the Tip Phoenix, Maricopa County | 10.96 km | 3.3% | 357 m |
Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 69,514th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 4,434th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 103rd out of 8,953 cycling climbs in Arizona. |
⚖ Ranks 15th out of 5,043 cycling climbs in Maricopa County. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 1,889 climbs) in Phoenix. |
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