Berthoud Pass - Switchbacks
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Cat. 3 |
| Distance | 4.87 km / 3.03 miles |
| Elevation gain | 230.7 m / 757 ft |
| Average gradient | 4.7% |
| Maximum gradient | 27.1% |
| Elevation high | 3,380.5 m / 11,091 ft |
| Elevation low | 3,149.8 m / 10,334 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 23,055.91 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 182,029th out of 2,710,648 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 12,371st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,249 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,404th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado. |
⚖ Ranks 35th out of 79 cycling climbs in Clear Creek County. |
🥉 This is the third most difficult cycling climb in Berthoud Falls. |
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