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S05 Switchbacks to Marymount University

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Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90732, United States
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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.11 km / 1.93 miles
Elevation gain158.8 m / 521 ft
Average gradient5.1%
Maximum gradient6.9%
Elevation high287.8 m / 944 ft
Elevation low129 m / 423 ft
Climb difficulty score15,864.06

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 314,602nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 22,619th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 8,490th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 73rd out of 328 cycling climbs in Rancho Palos Verdes.

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Ranking 13th out of 27 cycling climbs in Palos Verdes Drive South.

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