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

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.38 km / 0.86 miles
Elevation gain131.4 m / 431 ft
Average gradient9.5%
Maximum gradient14.9%
Elevation high2,128.8 m / 6,984 ft
Elevation low1,997.4 m / 6,553 ft
Climb difficulty score13,139.44

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 403,714th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,966th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,552nd out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 264th out of 1,880 cycling climbs in El Paso County.

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Ranking 21st out of 72 cycling climbs in Manitou Springs.

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