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California 18 Climb

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36553, CA 18, Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County, California, 92356, United States
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Climb Profile

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1165 m1210 m1255 m1300 m2.3% from 0 m to 13 m2.3% from 13 m to 27 m1.5% from 27 m to 40 m2.4% from 40 m to 52 m2.4% from 52 m to 65 m2.4% from 65 m to 77 m4.1% from 77 m to 89 m4.0% from 89 m to 102 m5.6% from 102 m to 114 m6.5% from 114 m to 126 m5.1% from 126 m to 138 m1.8% from 138 m to 149 m0.9% from 149 m to 160 m0.9% from 160 m to 171 m1.9% from 171 m to 182 m2.8% from 182 m to 192 m3.8% from 192 m to 203 m5.3% from 203 m to 214 m6.3% from 214 m to 225 m3.0% from 225 m to 235 m1.0% from 235 m to 245 m0.0% from 245 m to 255 m1.9% from 255 m to 266 m1.8% from 266 m to 277 m2.8% from 277 m to 288 m2.8% from 288 m to 298 m2.9% from 298 m to 309 m2.0% from 309 m to 319 m1.0% from 319 m to 328 m0.0% from 328 m to 338 m1.9% from 338 m to 348 m0.0% from 348 m to 359 m-1.0% from 359 m to 370 m-2.0% from 370 m to 380 m1.0% from 380 m to 390 m7.7% from 390 m to 400 m9.0% from 400 m to 410 m15.7% from 410 m to 419 m26.1% from 419 m to 429 m24.7% from 429 m to 438 m12.6% from 438 m to 449 m12.1% from 449 m to 458 m5.3% from 458 m to 468 m5.1% from 468 m to 478 m2.0% from 478 m to 488 m3.2% from 488 m to 497 m2.2% from 497 m to 506 m0.0% from 506 m to 515 m2.2% from 515 m to 524 m2.2% from 524 m to 534 m3.3% from 534 m to 543 m2.3% from 543 m to 552 m3.3% from 552 m to 561 m3.5% from 561 m to 569 m4.6% from 569 m to 578 m9.0% from 578 m to 587 m13.5% from 587 m to 596 m8.5% from 596 m to 605 m4.5% from 605 m to 614 m8.0% from 614 m to 623 m12.9% from 623 m to 631 m16.3% from 631 m to 640 m11.9% from 640 m to 648 m9.3% from 648 m to 657 m6.7% from 657 m to 666 m4.8% from 666 m to 674 m3.9% from 674 m to 682 m1.4% from 682 m to 689 m2.7% from 689 m to 696 m2.7% from 696 m to 704 m3.8% from 704 m to 712 m5.0% from 712 m to 720 m7.6% from 720 m to 727 m8.2% from 727 m to 736 m7.1% from 736 m to 744 m8.2% from 744 m to 753 m7.6% from 753 m to 762 m10.1% from 762 m to 771 m9.9% from 771 m to 779 m11.9% from 779 m to 788 m10.6% from 788 m to 796 m8.3% from 796 m to 804 m6.5% 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from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km5.3% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km3.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km10.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.2% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.8% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km14.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km11.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km2.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km5.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.9% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.7% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.04 km / 1.27 miles
Elevation gain133.4 m / 438 ft
Average gradient6.5%
Maximum gradient19.7%
Elevation high1,299.87 m / 4,265 ft
Elevation low1,166.54 m / 3,827 ft
Climb difficulty score13,348.63

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 395,468th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,254th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 10,498th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 457th out of 2,726 cycling climbs in San Bernardino County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 5 climbs) in Lucerne Valley.

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