cottonwood lake
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 13.36 km / 8.30 miles |
| Elevation gain | 456.5 m / 1,498 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.4% |
| Maximum gradient | 16.3% |
| Elevation high | 2,918.3 m / 9,574 ft |
| Elevation low | 2,457.9 m / 8,064 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 45,696.67 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 46,935th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 3,013th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 483rd out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado. |
🏵️ Get your legs ready, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 105 climbs) in Chaffee County. |
🥇 This is the most difficult cycling climb in Buena Vista. |
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