The Modern Prometheus (Centennial to Volmer)
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 7.3 km / 4.54 miles |
| Elevation gain | 434.7 m / 1,426 ft |
| Average gradient | 6% |
| Maximum gradient | 40.7% |
| Elevation high | 580.6 m / 1,905 ft |
| Elevation low | 145.9 m / 479 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 43,458.21 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 53,210th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,375th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,535th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California. |
⚖ Ranks 27th out of 2,969 cycling climbs in Alameda County. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Berkeley. |
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