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Signal Tower to first Plateau

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Fern Truck Trail, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, 91011, United States
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Climb Profile

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470 m505 m540 m575 m18.2% from 0 m to 3 m20.0% from 3 m to 8 m18.9% from 8 m to 12 m11.5% from 12 m to 17 m8.6% from 17 m to 23 m5.4% from 23 m to 27 m2.6% from 27 m to 31 m2.9% from 31 m to 34 m3.1% from 34 m to 37 m2.3% from 37 m to 42 m1.7% from 42 m to 48 m-2.3% from 48 m to 52 m-5.7% from 52 m to 55 m-4.9% from 55 m to 60 m3.2% from 60 m to 63 m4.3% from 63 m to 67 m15.9% from 67 m to 72 m18.6% from 72 m to 76 m20.0% from 76 m to 81 m14.5% from 81 m to 87 m15.7% from 87 m to 92 m12.5% from 92 m to 95 m11.6% from 95 m to 99 m11.6% from 99 m to 104 m7.7% from 104 m to 108 m9.1% from 108 m to 113 m5.3% from 113 m to 117 m12.5% from 117 m to 122 m11.1% from 122 m to 126 m3.1% from 126 m to 129 m6.7% from 129 m to 132 m3.3% from 132 m to 135 m9.5% from 135 m to 140 m11.5% from 140 m to 145 m9.6% from 145 m to 150 m18.9% from 150 m to 154 m25.6% from 154 m to 158 m31.1% from 158 m to 162 m26.2% from 162 m to 168 m24.3% from 168 m to 172 m28.1% from 172 m to 175 m20.6% from 175 m to 178 m14.3% from 178 m to 183 m5.0% from 183 m to 187 m8.7% from 187 m to 192 m20.0% from 192 m to 196 m18.2% from 196 m to 199 m15.0% from 199 m to 203 m11.1% from 203 m to 208 m2.9% from 208 m to 211 m2.2% from 211 m to 216 m-4.5% from 216 m to 220 m-5.9% from 220 m to 224 m-9.7% from 224 m to 227 m-11.1% from 227 m to 232 m-9.3% from 232 m to 236 m-6.7% from 236 m to 239 m8.6% from 239 m to 243 m13.6% from 243 m to 247 m11.9% from 247 m to 251 m12.8% from 251 m to 255 m23.5% from 255 m to 259 m15.8% from 259 m to 263 m22.0% from 263 m to 267 m23.5% from 267 m to 270 m7.9% from 270 m to 274 m15.0% from 274 m to 278 m16.7% from 278 m to 281 m6.4% from 281 m to 286 m20.0% from 286 m to 291 m-2.0% from 291 m to 296 m-8.2% from 296 m to 301 m-23.5% from 301 m to 304 m-9.4% from 304 m to 307 m4.5% from 307 m to 312 m2.4% from 312 m to 316 m2.3% from 316 m to 320 m28.1% from 320 m to 323 m28.2% from 323 m to 327 m17.6% from 327 m to 331 m25.0% from 331 m to 334 m22.2% from 334 m to 338 m26.9% 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504 m to 509 m4.9% from 509 m to 513 m2.4% from 513 m to 518 m-4.5% from 518 m to 522 m3.5% from 522 m to 528 m-15.0% from 528 m to 534 m-19.4% from 534 m to 537 m-5.6% from 537 m to 540 m-6.5% from 540 m to 543 m8.8% from 543 m to 547 m28.6% from 547 m to 552 m17.0% from 552 m to 557 m37.9% from 557 m to 563 m42.5% from 563 m to 567 m38.7% from 567 m to 570 m38.1% from 570 m to 574 m14.0% from 574 m to 578 m-16.7% from 578 m to 583 m-19.4% from 583 m to 586 m-18.2% from 586 m to 591 m-9.4% from 591 m to 597 m-5.6% from 597 m to 601 m-23.3% from 601 m to 605 m0.0% from 605 m to 609 m25.0% from 609 m to 615 m19.6% from 615 m to 620 m47.1% from 620 m to 624 m41.9% from 624 m to 627 m41.1% from 627 m to 632 m16.1% from 632 m to 635 m9.4% from 635 m to 639 m-2.2% from 639 m to 643 m16.3% from 643 m to 648 m29.3% from 648 m to 652 m21.2% from 652 m to 656 m11.8% from 656 m to 659 m9.4% from 659 m to 662 m-12.9% from 662 m to 665 m-20.0% from 665 m to 669 m-22.9% from 669 m to 674 m-14.3% from 674 m to 677 m-15.6% from 677 m to 682 m-20.4% from 682 m to 686 m-10.0% from 686 m to 690 m-29.0% from 690 m to 694 m-16.7% from 694 m to 698 m8.8% from 698 m to 701 m-1.8% from 701 m to 707 m8.6% from 707 m to 710 m16.7% from 710 m to 713 m20.3% from 713 m to 720 m5.9% from 720 m to 724 m8.3% from 724 m to 727 m12.5% from 727 m to 731 m0.0% from 731 m to 735 m6.0% from 735 m to 740 m15.6% from 740 m to 743 m17.9% from 743 m to 747 m23.5% from 747 m to 750 m15.8% from 750 m to 754 m29.7% from 754 m to 758 m44.2% from 758 m to 763 m46.5% from 763 m to 767 m48.7% from 767 m to 771 m34.4% from 771 m to 775 m33.3% from 775 m to 778 m37.1% from 778 m to 781 m13.9% from 781 m to 785 m-6.9% from 785 m to 791 m-25.6% from 791 m to 795 m-27.6% from 795 m to 801 m-32.7% from 801 m to 806 m-8.3% from 806 m to 811 m10.8% from 811 m to 814 m-26.8% from 814 m to 818 m11.6% from 818 m to 823 m18.9% from 823 m to 826 m27.5% from 826 m to 830 m18.7% from 830 m to 834 m16.1% from 834 m to 837 m11.8% from 837 m to 840 m9.1% from 840 m to 843 m-1.8% from 843 m to 849 m3.2% from 849 m to 852 m12.5% from 852 m to 855 m6.5% from 855 m to 858 m-5.9% from 858 m to 862 m-5.7% from 862 m to 865 m13.6% from 865 m to 870 m-9.7% from 870 m to 873 m-17.9% from 873 m to 877 m-5.6% from 877 m to 880 m-12.9% from 880 m to 883 m-9.7% from 883 m to 886 m-6.7% from 886 m to 891 m0.0% from 891 m to 894 m8.3% from 894 m to 899 m15.6% from 899 m to 902 m17.5% from 902 m to 906 m25.0% from 906 m to 910 m29.4% from 910 m to 914 m18.6% from 914 m to 920 m5.7% from 920 m to 923 m7.1% from 923 m to 929 m9.1% from 929 m to 933 m11.8% from 933 m to 938 m18.2% from 938 m to 944 m17.1% from 944 m to 948 m18.7% from 948 m to 951 m7.7% from 951 m to 955 m11.5% from 955 m to 964 m11.4% from 964 m to 967 m6.7% from 967 m to 973 m9.4% from 973 m to 976 m7.1% from 976 m to 981 m6.1% from 981 m to 984 m6.2% from 984 m to 987 m4.5% from 987 m to 991 m-4.3% from 991 m to 996 m0.0% from 996 m to 1.0 km-3.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km13.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km25.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km26.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km26.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km28.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km29.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km19.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km21.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km32.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10%12%6%8%20%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.06 km / 0.66 miles
Elevation gain101.3 m / 332 ft
Average gradient9.6%
Maximum gradient44%
Elevation high574.8 m / 1,886 ft
Elevation low473.5 m / 1,553 ft
Climb difficulty score10,131.81

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 561,787th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 44,482nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 14,507th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 1,168th out of 4,384 cycling climbs in Los Angeles.

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Ranking 26th out of 39 cycling climbs in Pasadena.

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