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Cottonwood Pass to Rainbow Lake

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Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa, 18999, CR 306, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, 81211, United States
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Climb Profile

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2585 m2665 m2745 m2825 m0.0% from 0 m to 11 m4.7% from 11 m to 33 m3.8% from 33 m to 82 m4.2% from 82 m to 104 m3.5% from 104 m to 146 m5.0% from 146 m to 194 m3.4% from 194 m to 209 m4.8% from 209 m to 228 m7.9% from 228 m to 247 m3.7% from 247 m to 271 m7.6% from 271 m to 291 m6.7% from 291 m to 340 m5.5% from 340 m to 376 m9.9% from 376 m to 386 m10.9% from 386 m to 390 m5.8% from 390 m to 423 m4.8% from 423 m to 454 m4.6% from 454 m to 506 m20.0% from 506 m to 511 m5.2% from 511 m to 530 m2.9% from 530 m to 579 m0.0% from 579 m to 584 m4.3% from 584 m to 619 m3.2% from 619 m to 662 m10.2% from 662 m to 667 m1.6% from 667 m to 697 m2.4% from 697 m to 735 m3.3% from 735 m to 781 m16.3% from 781 m to 789 m9.3% from 789 m to 826 m4.0% from 826 m to 873 m5.8% from 873 m to 906 m5.6% from 906 m to 958 m2.9% from 958 m to 1.0 km6.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km6.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km5.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km3.2% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km5.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km1.3% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km7.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km14.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km3.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.7% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km10.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.6% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km9.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.1% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km6.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.0% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km1.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km6.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.4% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km9.2% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.8% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km4.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km4.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.8% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km2.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km5.6% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km5.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km5.3% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km5.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.3% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km6.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.8% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km1.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km2.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.2% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km4.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km1.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km1.5% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km7.7% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km12.8% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km6.0% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km8.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km6.3% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km5.5% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km4.4% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km0.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km2.4% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km3.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km6.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km6.4% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km5.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km5.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km8.2% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km6.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km10.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km3.7% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km9.8% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km6.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km11.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km0.0% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.9% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km6.4% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km7.6% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km7.3% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km4.9% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km9.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km3.1% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km10.1% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km4.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km6.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km13.3% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km11.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km8.3% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km4.1% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km9.3% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km5.7% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km7.9% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km4.9% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km2.9% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km0.9% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km2.6% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km2.3% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km1.2% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km0.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km5%5%5%6%5%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.73 km / 2.94 miles
Elevation gain236.97 m / 777 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient9.2%
Elevation high2,822.57 m / 9,260 ft
Elevation low2,585.6 m / 8,483 ft
Climb difficulty score23,696.45

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 174,388th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 11,782nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,356th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 16th out of 105 cycling climbs in Chaffee County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 4th most difficult cycling climb (out of 17 climbs) in Buena Vista.

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