Descanso Climb
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 1.78 km / 1.11 miles |
| Elevation gain | 41.8 m / 137 ft |
| Average gradient | 2.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 8.5% |
| Elevation high | 411.7 m / 1,351 ft |
| Elevation low | 366.4 m / 1,202 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 4,174.33 |
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Chevy Chase Climb to highland Chevy Chase Drive, La Cañada Flintridge | 2.16 km | 0.9% | 19 m |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 1,249,203rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 121,791st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 31,341st out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California. |
⚖ Ranks 122nd out of 205 cycling climbs in La Cañada Flintridge. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 15 climbs) in Chevy Chase Drive. |
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