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Big Ring Climb

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Smooth Operator, Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, 93546, United States
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Climb Profile

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2540 m2585 m2635 m2680 m2.9% from 0 m to 3 m-10.0% from 3 m to 6 m-6.3% from 6 m to 11 m-0.9% from 11 m to 23 m3.1% from 23 m to 48 m13.1% from 48 m to 62 m9.5% from 62 m to 72 m8.3% from 72 m to 83 m8.9% from 83 m to 95 m5.1% from 95 m to 109 m10.0% from 109 m to 122 m10.7% from 122 m to 133 m14.3% from 133 m to 141 m13.2% from 141 m to 149 m15.7% from 149 m to 159 m14.7% from 159 m to 166 m6.3% from 166 m to 177 m5.9% from 177 m to 189 m9.0% from 189 m to 200 m1.5% from 200 m to 207 m3.6% from 207 m to 215 m5.7% from 215 m to 226 m3.0% from 226 m to 236 m0.8% from 236 m to 248 m1.9% from 248 m to 258 m-7.0% from 258 m to 263 m6.5% from 263 m to 266 m-1.5% from 266 m to 272 m2.4% from 272 m to 281 m11.5% from 281 m to 286 m5.0% from 286 m to 292 m10.9% from 292 m to 297 m12.5% from 297 m to 304 m-11.8% from 304 m to 313 m-4.2% from 313 m to 318 m4.5% from 318 m to 324 m7.1% from 324 m to 334 m8.1% from 334 m to 343 m8.4% from 343 m to 351 m1.2% from 351 m to 360 m-2.3% from 360 m to 369 m1.0% from 369 m to 378 m0.8% from 378 m to 391 m-0.7% from 391 m to 405 m0.0% from 405 m to 418 m3.2% from 418 m to 434 m6.2% from 434 m to 445 m6.7% from 445 m to 454 m8.7% from 454 m to 462 m10.2% from 462 m to 473 m10.1% from 473 m to 484 m9.8% from 484 m to 497 m12.1% from 497 m to 510 m16.8% from 510 m to 521 m17.0% from 521 m to 531 m19.5% from 531 m to 539 m13.0% from 539 m to 546 m5.9% from 546 m to 556 m1.4% from 556 m to 571 m-1.4% from 571 m to 578 m26.3% from 578 m to 581 m24.6% from 581 m to 588 m25.3% from 588 m to 596 m23.9% from 596 m to 605 m9.4% from 605 m to 616 m-1.1% from 616 m to 624 m-11.2% from 624 m to 638 m-40.1% from 638 m to 669 m-31.1% from 669 m to 681 m-5.1% from 681 m to 691 m40.7% from 691 m to 702 m57.5% from 702 m to 715 m56.9% from 715 m to 726 m61.1% from 726 m to 736 m68.8% from 736 m to 744 m59.8% from 744 m to 754 m26.2% from 754 m to 758 m9.8% from 758 m to 763 m4.9% from 763 m to 769 m1.8% from 769 m to 775 m-15.1% from 775 m to 782 m-40.2% from 782 m to 793 m-54.3% from 793 m to 804 m-51.7% from 804 m to 813 m-43.8% from 813 m to 821 m-31.3% from 821 m to 829 m-29.7% from 829 m to 835 m-26.9% from 835 m to 842 m-20.8% from 842 m to 850 m-3.2% from 850 m to 853 m10.6% from 853 m to 859 m13.4% from 859 m to 868 m20.3% from 868 m to 875 m17.5% from 875 m to 883 m30.4% from 883 m to 892 m32.0% from 892 m to 900 m32.9% from 900 m to 907 m39.3% from 907 m to 913 m33.3% from 913 m to 917 m-3.6% from 917 m to 922 m-6.8% from 922 m to 926 m10.0% from 926 m to 935 m7.6% from 935 m to 945 m15.1% from 945 m to 953 m20.3% from 953 m to 965 m11.4% from 965 m to 983 m5.3% from 983 m to 996 m-8.7% from 996 m to 1.0 km-11.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-10.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km-3.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km16.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-5.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km8.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km16.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km21.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km17.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km26.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-16.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.0% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km7.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km6.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km11.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-1.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-7.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-19.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-9.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km-4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km10.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km11.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km10.5% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km14.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km5.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-2.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-7.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-15.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-14.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-8.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km12.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km14.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km2.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km12.1% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km20.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km13.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km13.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km5.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km4.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km16.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km12.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km11.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km4.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-2.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km7.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km4.9% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-4.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-7.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-1.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8.7% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km14.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km15.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.1% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.3% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13.5% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km7.2% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km7.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km15.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km12.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km14.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km13.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5%6%6%6%7%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.32 km / 1.44 miles
Elevation gain138.1 m / 453 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient32%
Elevation high2,679.71 m / 8,792 ft
Elevation low2,540.96 m / 8,336 ft
Climb difficulty score13,798.65

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 378,728th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 27,922nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 10,118th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 93rd out of 274 cycling climbs in Mono County.

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Ranking 55th out of 192 cycling climbs in Mammoth Lakes.

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