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Black Canyon Rd gate to Tower

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2610, Rampart Range Road, Cedar Heights, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80904, United States
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.23 km / 2.63 miles
Elevation gain211.8 m / 695 ft
Average gradient5%
Maximum gradient9.2%
Elevation high2,396.8 m / 7,864 ft
Elevation low2,185 m / 7,169 ft
Climb difficulty score21,187.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 207,610th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,285th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,561st out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 128th out of 1,880 cycling climbs in El Paso County.

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Ranking 89th out of 1,569 cycling climbs in Colorado Springs.

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