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HG Switchbacks

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16315, High Grade Road, Deermont, Jefferson County, Colorado, 80127, United States
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.48 km / 2.16 miles
Elevation gain207.4 m / 680 ft
Average gradient6%
Maximum gradient11.1%
Elevation high2,306.8 m / 7,568 ft
Elevation low2,099.4 m / 6,888 ft
Climb difficulty score20,745.75

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 214,198th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 14,786th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,599th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 301st out of 2,019 cycling climbs in Jefferson County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 8th most difficult cycling climb (out of 16 climbs) in Deermont.

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