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Black Mountain

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520, West Santa Inez Avenue, Hillsborough, San Mateo County, California, 94010, United States
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Climb Profile

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25 m80 m140 m195 m3.0% from 0 m to 17 m8.7% from 17 m to 33 m3.2% from 33 m to 49 m3.2% from 49 m to 65 m5.6% from 65 m to 81 m3.1% from 81 m to 97 m6.3% from 97 m to 113 m5.6% from 113 m to 129 m3.2% from 129 m to 144 m7.1% from 144 m to 159 m6.7% from 159 m to 172 m9.8% from 172 m to 187 m2.9% from 187 m to 201 m8.3% from 201 m to 213 m7.5% from 213 m to 226 m11.9% from 226 m to 238 m8.2% from 238 m to 250 m6.5% from 250 m to 264 m10.6% from 264 m to 278 m6.3% from 278 m to 292 m3.1% from 292 m to 309 m9.5% from 309 m to 324 m2.6% from 324 m to 340 m5.6% from 340 m to 358 m7.0% from 358 m to 372 m3.0% from 372 m to 385 m6.3% from 385 m to 401 m7.5% from 401 m to 414 m6.1% from 414 m to 429 m9.9% from 429 m to 444 m5.6% from 444 m to 460 m6.5% from 460 m to 476 m11.6% from 476 m to 480 m4.5% from 480 m to 500 m10.7% from 500 m to 519 m2.7% from 519 m to 534 m3.6% from 534 m to 548 m3.2% from 548 m to 563 m2.8% from 563 m to 581 m3.1% from 581 m to 597 m2.5% from 597 m to 613 m6.4% from 613 m to 629 m6.7% from 629 m to 644 m6.1% from 644 m to 659 m6.5% from 659 m to 674 m9.9% from 674 m to 688 m6.6% from 688 m to 703 m9.3% from 703 m to 718 m10.6% from 718 m to 732 m6.4% from 732 m to 747 m12.2% from 747 m to 763 m5.9% from 763 m to 778 m9.3% from 778 m to 794 m5.7% from 794 m to 810 m6.3% from 810 m to 826 m6.8% from 826 m to 839 m7.5% from 839 m to 852 m3.7% from 852 m to 866 m3.8% from 866 m to 879 m10.9% from 879 m to 892 m0.0% from 892 m to 904 m6.7% from 904 m to 918 m3.8% from 918 m to 931 m0.0% from 931 m to 946 m6.0% from 946 m to 961 m3.5% from 961 m to 976 m7.2% from 976 m to 990 m9.5% from 990 m to 1.0 km7.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km8.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km14.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km13.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.1% from 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from 3.0 km to 3.0 km5.9% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km2.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km2.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km0.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km2.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km-3.1% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km0.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-4.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.0% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km2.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km8.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km3.3% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km0.0% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km6%6%6%3%7%4%2%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.32 km / 2.06 miles
Elevation gain174.48 m / 572 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient11.4%
Elevation high193.84 m / 636 ft
Elevation low26.57 m / 87 ft
Climb difficulty score16,726.89

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 292,451st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 20,759th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 7,875th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 361st out of 2,437 cycling climbs in San Mateo County.

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Ranking 12th out of 155 cycling climbs in Hillsborough.

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