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Cave of the winds switchbacks

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Cave of the Winds Road, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80829, United States
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Climb Profile

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2015 m2040 m2070 m2095 m11.0% from 0 m to 9 m6.7% from 9 m to 18 m14.3% from 18 m to 22 m14.8% from 22 m to 30 m9.8% from 30 m to 34 m11.1% from 34 m to 43 m13.0% from 43 m to 48 m5.0% from 48 m to 52 m4.8% from 52 m to 60 m8.2% from 60 m to 75 m10.5% from 75 m to 79 m8.0% from 79 m to 86 m16.7% from 86 m to 94 m13.7% from 94 m to 101 m15.4% from 101 m to 105 m16.7% from 105 m to 108 m15.6% from 108 m to 116 m8.0% from 116 m to 124 m18.2% from 124 m to 127 m14.1% from 127 m to 134 m10.9% from 134 m to 145 m10.3% from 145 m to 149 m15.8% from 149 m to 153 m9.9% from 153 m to 165 m8.2% from 165 m to 177 m10.1% from 177 m to 189 m15.4% from 189 m to 193 m28.6% from 193 m to 197 m4.4% from 197 m to 206 m6.8% from 206 m to 215 m9.4% from 215 m to 223 m4.5% from 223 m to 228 m5.1% from 228 m to 232 m7.5% from 232 m to 248 m6.6% from 248 m to 260 m10.3% from 260 m to 264 m8.8% from 264 m to 280 m15.0% from 280 m to 284 m9.1% from 284 m to 288 m9.4% from 288 m to 301 m14.3% from 301 m to 309 m9.8% from 309 m to 313 m7.5% from 313 m to 321 m15.0% from 321 m to 325 m18.2% from 325 m to 334 m9.1% from 334 m to 347 m6.6% from 347 m to 356 m8.4% from 356 m to 366 m8.7% from 366 m to 371 m6.6% from 371 m to 380 m9.4% from 380 m to 392 m14.1% from 392 m to 401 m10.3% from 401 m to 405 m5.0% from 405 m to 409 m14.6% from 409 m to 413 m14.0% from 413 m to 417 m6.3% from 417 m to 430 m11.2% from 430 m to 439 m5.0% from 439 m to 443 m7.3% from 443 m to 451 m15.0% from 451 m to 455 m19.3% from 455 m to 463 m15.2% from 463 m to 471 m18.7% from 471 m to 479 m7.6% from 479 m to 489 m23.5% from 489 m to 492 m17.6% from 492 m to 499 m17.6% from 499 m to 508 m15.5% from 508 m to 519 m10.3% from 519 m to 528 m13.6% from 528 m to 539 m16.2% from 539 m to 546 m11.1% from 546 m to 550 m17.1% from 550 m to 553 m11.1% from 553 m to 564 m13.5% from 564 m to 574 m9.9% from 574 m to 588 m15.6% from 588 m to 596 m22.9% from 596 m to 600 m15.8% from 600 m to 603 m13.5% from 603 m to 611 m10.8% from 611 m to 622 m15.2% from 622 m to 630 m6.9% from 630 m to 650 m4.5% from 650 m to 664 m10%12%8%10%12%14%9%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.66 km / 0.41 miles
Elevation gain72.8 m / 239 ft
Average gradient11%
Maximum gradient17.6%
Elevation high2,092.4 m / 6,865 ft
Elevation low2,019.6 m / 6,626 ft
Climb difficulty score7,278.6

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 819,906th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 71,259th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 4,506th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 566th out of 1,880 cycling climbs in El Paso County.

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Ranking 33rd out of 72 cycling climbs in Manitou Springs.

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