Mt Hamilton Climb (shortly after the turn)
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| Climb category | HC – Hors Categorie |
| Distance | 29.55 km / 18.36 miles |
| Elevation gain | 1,156.8 m / 3,795 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.9% |
| Maximum gradient | 9.5% |
| Elevation high | 1,264.2 m / 4,148 ft |
| Elevation low | 107.4 m / 352 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 115,538.94 |
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|---|---|---|---|
2016 Tour de Orange County - Stage 6 Part B San Jose, Santa Clara County | 29.53 km | 3.9% | 1,142 m |
2017 - Mt Hamilton Road Race - Women's Cat 4/5, Men's Cat 5, Public/LKHC San Jose, Santa Clara County | 29.68 km | 3.8% | 1,125 m |
Mt. Hamilton - Alum Rock to Observatory San Jose, Santa Clara County | 29.69 km | 3.8% | 1,289 m |
Parking lot to top of Hamilton San Jose, Santa Clara County | 31.3 km | 3.9% | 1,221 m |
Mt. Hamilton - Alum Rock to Observatory Stop Sign San Jose, Santa Clara County | 29.61 km | 3.8% | 1,395 m |
Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 2,204th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 153rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 68th out of 66,571 cycling climbs in California. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 4,071 climbs) in Santa Clara County. |
🏵️ A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 1,164 climbs) in San Jose. |
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