RPV Switchbacks-Crest
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 5.67 km / 3.52 miles |
| Elevation gain | 288 m / 945 ft |
| Average gradient | 5.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 21.9% |
| Elevation high | 423.2 m / 1,388 ft |
| Elevation low | 135.2 m / 444 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 28,816.3 |
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LPKC Switchback to Crest Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes | 5.6 km | 5.2% | 293 m |
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Climb Rank
How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?
🗺 This climb ranks 125,524th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 8,250th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 3,342nd out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California. |
⚖ Ranks 34th out of 328 cycling climbs in Rancho Palos Verdes. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 33 climbs) in Palos Verdes Drive East. |
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