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Higgins to Cave

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Old San Pedro Mountain Road, Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, 94037, United States
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Climb Profile

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50 m210 m375 m535 m-2.9% from 0 m to 61 m3.4% from 61 m to 97 m11.8% from 97 m to 157 m8.6% from 157 m to 220 m-1.1% from 220 m to 282 m8.9% from 282 m to 344 m3.6% from 344 m to 405 m0.0% from 405 m to 467 m-2.5% from 467 m to 531 m16.5% from 531 m to 587 m39.0% from 587 m to 603 m-0.8% from 603 m to 665 m18.2% from 665 m to 692 m-3.3% from 692 m to 753 m-3.6% from 753 m to 817 m24.2% from 817 m to 858 m-2.0% from 858 m to 919 m10.7% from 919 m to 981 m1.5% from 981 m to 1.0 km9.9% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km14.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.5% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km-4.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km19.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.6% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km-7.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km11.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km28.2% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km18.8% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km3.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.6% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km9.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km18.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km7.5% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km5.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-6.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.9% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km15.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-4.7% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km14.5% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km6.9% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km10.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km17.1% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km-5.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km8.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.2% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km7.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.5% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km-0.6% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km-3.3% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km9.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-3.7% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km11.7% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km4.1% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km10.1% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km2.1% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km11.2% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km2.9% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km6.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km8.6% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km10.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km8.7% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.8% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km-2.6% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km6.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km8.9% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km-35.4% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km10.8% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km5.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-7.0% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km-13.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km0.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km26.8% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km28.7% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km44.0% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km0.0% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km0.0% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km16.6% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km0.0% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km25.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km29.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km30.7% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km82.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.0% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km-6.3% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.0% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km107.7% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km29.8% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km31.6% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km92.9% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km-16.2% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km120.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km1.9% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km0.0% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km43.9% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km-110.3% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km57.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km7.4% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km26.1% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km8.3% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km-12.8% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km0.0% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km-20.4% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km5.9% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km13.9% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km17.8% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km2.5% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km5.8% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km4.6% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km7.5% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km11.8% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km6.4% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km12.6% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km28.0% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km-38.8% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km-11.4% from 5.3 km to 5.3 km25.5% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km6.7% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km2.6% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km14.5% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km10.0% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km-3.8% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km14.1% from 5.7 km to 5.7 km3.6% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km31.8% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km20.8% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km1.1% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km-21.7% from 6.0 km to 6.0 km7.8% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km-16.8% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km28.6% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km5.2% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km0.0% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km41.6% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km17.6% from 6.2 km to 6.2 km0.0% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km0.0% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km0.0% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km62.6% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km17.8% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km0.0% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km11.3% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km-4.5% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km12.8% from 6.5 km to 6.5 km7.4% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km-47.2% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km6.4% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km22.6% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km5%6%6%6%12%8%8%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance6.62 km / 4.11 miles
Elevation gain474.7 m / 1,557 ft
Average gradient7.2%
Maximum gradient28.2%
Elevation high531.68 m / 1,744 ft
Elevation low52.31 m / 172 ft
Climb difficulty score47,471.85

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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 42,634th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,757th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,274th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California.

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Ranks 82nd out of 2,437 cycling climbs in San Mateo County.

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This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Pacifica.

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