Mt. Lemmon: Parking Lot to Observatory
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| Climb category | HC – Hors Categorie |
| Distance | 51.93 km / 32.27 miles |
| Elevation gain | 2,135.4 m / 7,006 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.7% |
| Maximum gradient | 12% |
| Elevation high | 2,714.6 m / 8,906 ft |
| Elevation low | 778.6 m / 2,554 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 192,157.65 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 51st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 13th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Arizona. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Pima County. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Tucson. |
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