US 40 to Flagpole on Genesee Mountain
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| Climb category | Category 2 |
| Distance | 8.34 km / 5.18 miles |
| Elevation gain | 342.2 m / 1,123 ft |
| Average gradient | 4.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 15.3% |
| Elevation high | 2,518 m / 8,261 ft |
| Elevation low | 2,174.5 m / 7,134 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 34,196.05 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 90,706th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 5,842nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 826th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado. |
⚖ Ranks 151st out of 2,019 cycling climbs in Jefferson County. |
⚖ Ranking 79th out of 381 cycling climbs in Golden. |
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