Lemmon - Viv's to Observatory
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| Climb category | HC – Hors Categorie |
| Distance | 51.68 km / 32.11 miles |
| Elevation gain | 2,183 m / 7,162 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.9% |
| Maximum gradient | 19.2% |
| Elevation high | 2,777.4 m / 9,112 ft |
| Elevation low | 783.5 m / 2,571 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 201,559.41 |
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|---|---|---|---|
Mt. Lemmon: Parking Lot to Observatory Tucson, Pima County | 51.93 km | 3.7% | 2,135 m |
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La Buzz to Middle Bear Tucson, Pima County | 22.17 km | 3.8% | 1,054 m |
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Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 40th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🏵️ Has the honour of being the 9th most difficult cycling climb (out of 337,250 climbs) in United States. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Arizona. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Pima County. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Tucson. |
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