Foothill to top of Altamont
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| Climb category | Category 4 |
| Distance | 4.51 km / 2.80 miles |
| Elevation gain | 173.7 m / 570 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 24.7% |
| Elevation high | 225.2 m / 739 ft |
| Elevation low | 70.7 m / 232 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 15,319.38 |
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| Climb | Length | Gradient | Ascent |
|---|---|---|---|
Taaffe Climb (Foothill->Altamont) Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 4.1 km | 4% | 163 m |
Toward Taafe Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 5.32 km | 2.8% | 150 m |
Mt. La Loma from Foothill ( via Magdalena & Stonebrook Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 4.67 km | 2.6% | 121 m |
Top of Mora via St. Joseph Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 3.56 km | 3.3% | 116 m |
Magdalena + Olive Tree (from Foothill) Los Altos, Santa Clara County | 4.22 km | 4.9% | 218 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 329,561st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 23,879th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 8,888th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California. |
⚖ Ranks 584th out of 4,071 cycling climbs in Santa Clara County. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 10th most difficult cycling climb (out of 126 climbs) in Los Altos. |
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