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PV East Switchbacks

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31596, Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90275, United States
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.92 km / 1.82 miles
Elevation gain148.1 m / 486 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient16.9%
Elevation high282.9 m / 928 ft
Elevation low134.8 m / 442 ft
Climb difficulty score14,813.53

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 344,857th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 25,103rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 9,263rd out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 81st out of 328 cycling climbs in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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Ranking 18th out of 33 cycling climbs in Palos Verdes Drive East.

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