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lion down upwards

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Mill Creek Road, Vail, Eagle County, Colorado, 81657, United States
Cat. 2

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Climb Profile

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2580 m2755 m2925 m3100 m12.5% from 0 m to 62 m31.3% from 62 m to 68 m17.0% from 68 m to 85 m15.6% from 85 m to 146 m10.4% from 146 m to 207 m19.9% from 207 m to 267 m5.5% from 267 m to 329 m8.0% from 329 m to 384 m6.5% from 384 m to 403 m0.0% from 403 m to 425 m13.8% from 425 m to 440 m12.5% from 440 m to 466 m8.3% from 466 m to 526 m6.7% from 526 m to 587 m4.3% from 587 m to 599 m1.6% from 599 m to 612 m-3.0% from 612 m to 675 m5.5% from 675 m to 690 m11.5% from 690 m to 751 m11.4% from 751 m to 804 m-0.3% from 804 m to 865 m8.3% from 865 m to 877 m24.7% from 877 m to 886 m13.6% from 886 m to 903 m6.9% from 903 m to 953 m13.2% from 953 m to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km15.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km3.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km11.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km22.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km12.1% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km14.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km17.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.0% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km-9.9% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km-4.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-0.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.9% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-1.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-2.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km18.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km5.5% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.1% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km12.6% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km4.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km7.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.3% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km7.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.4% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km15.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km22.4% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-2.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km2.8% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km10.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km11.7% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km9.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km4.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km4.1% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km9.0% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km12.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km7.5% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km12.8% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km5.0% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km3.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1.9% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km6.6% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km11.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km10.2% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km4.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km10.6% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km14.3% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km16.8% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km14.2% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km13.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km5.2% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km10.9% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km12.2% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km6.6% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km2.1% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km11.8% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km10.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km15.4% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km23.1% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km54.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km46.5% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.0% from 4.3 km to 4.3 km1.5% from 4.3 km to 4.4 km5.4% from 4.4 km to 4.4 km12.9% from 4.4 km to 4.5 km17.6% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km9.4% from 4.5 km to 4.5 km9.0% from 4.5 km to 4.6 km17.6% from 4.6 km to 4.6 km5.8% from 4.6 km to 4.7 km1.0% from 4.7 km to 4.7 km11.1% from 4.7 km to 4.8 km12.6% from 4.8 km to 4.8 km12.5% from 4.8 km to 4.9 km21.6% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km9.4% from 4.9 km to 4.9 km-0.3% from 4.9 km to 5.0 km-2.7% from 5.0 km to 5.0 km-5.6% from 5.0 km to 5.1 km-1.2% from 5.1 km to 5.1 km2.0% from 5.1 km to 5.2 km-1.1% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km10.3% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km17.3% from 5.2 km to 5.2 km9.6% from 5.2 km to 5.3 km3.8% from 5.3 km to 5.4 km11.8% from 5.4 km to 5.4 km5.1% from 5.4 km to 5.5 km11.1% from 5.5 km to 5.5 km1.3% from 5.5 km to 5.6 km14.7% from 5.6 km to 5.6 km3.7% from 5.6 km to 5.7 km6.3% from 5.7 km to 5.8 km10.4% from 5.8 km to 5.8 km5.9% from 5.8 km to 5.9 km6.8% from 5.9 km to 5.9 km13.3% from 5.9 km to 6.0 km5.5% from 6.0 km to 6.1 km-2.8% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km-3.3% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km-0.9% from 6.1 km to 6.1 km4.5% from 6.1 km to 6.2 km4.7% from 6.2 km to 6.3 km8.7% from 6.3 km to 6.3 km7.3% from 6.3 km to 6.4 km8.0% from 6.4 km to 6.4 km14.7% from 6.4 km to 6.5 km10.6% from 6.5 km to 6.6 km10.7% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km8.8% from 6.6 km to 6.6 km5.4% from 6.6 km to 6.7 km0.0% from 6.7 km to 6.8 km14.5% from 6.8 km to 6.8 km8.4% from 6.8 km to 6.9 km-20.3% from 6.9 km to 6.9 km-26.0% from 6.9 km to 6.9 km-8.2% from 6.9 km to 7.0 km-1.5% from 7.0 km to 7.0 km5.6% from 7.0 km to 7.1 km5.3% from 7.1 km to 7.2 km5.5% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km6.0% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km5.4% from 7.2 km to 7.2 km6.7% from 7.2 km to 7.3 km18.1% from 7.3 km to 7.3 km11.5% from 7.3 km to 7.3 km9.0% from 7.3 km to 7.3 km11.6% from 7.3 km to 7.4 km18.3% from 7.4 km to 7.5 km9%5%6%9%9%6%4%8%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km7 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance7.46 km / 4.64 miles
Elevation gain514.9 m / 1,689 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient20.5%
Elevation high3,098.14 m / 10,165 ft
Elevation low2,583.21 m / 8,475 ft
Climb difficulty score51,497.46

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 34,555th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,257th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 370th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 33rd out of 497 cycling climbs in Eagle County.

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Ranking 15th out of 115 cycling climbs in Vail.

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